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Oct 12, 2008 12:09 AM

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FTGT said:
The art, the mood, animation, story, voice acting, characters.... it fits together so perfectly. If it goes on like this, it is clearly a perfect 10 for me! ^^

A little comment addressed to the "uptight" people in this forum:
A relation between two people with 10 years age difference is quite normal nowadays. Furthermore sex is an important part of life. There is no relationship without it. And most importantly: The Panties were cute! ^^


SEX IS NOT IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE. Oh man WHO THE HELL told you this? Relation between two people 10 years apart.....yeah in cases like Celine Dion and Renee. Old guy and young woman but COME ON 16 and 35? Even at 18 the guy still has way more than 10 years of difference.

YOU ARE WRONG! Relationships exist without any crappy sex! BTW sex is animalistic. Science is the way. Check Macross and you might know.

Anyways I say SEX IS EVIL! Look at how rape came.
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Pretty good episode, unexpected fan service at the beginning though :P
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angel999 said:
FTGT said:
The art, the mood, animation, story, voice acting, characters.... it fits together so perfectly. If it goes on like this, it is clearly a perfect 10 for me! ^^

A little comment addressed to the "uptight" people in this forum:
A relation between two people with 10 years age difference is quite normal nowadays. Furthermore sex is an important part of life. There is no relationship without it. And most importantly: The Panties were cute! ^^


SEX IS NOT IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE. Oh man WHO THE HELL told you this? Relation between two people 10 years apart.....yeah in cases like Celine Dion and Renee. Old guy and young woman but COME ON 16 and 35? Even at 18 the guy still has way more than 10 years of difference.

YOU ARE WRONG! Relationships exist without any crappy sex! BTW sex is animalistic. Science is the way. Check Macross and you might know.

Anyways I say SEX IS EVIL! Look at how rape came.
First off, I will agreed with you that "SEX" is not important part of life BUT I don't know why the word "SEX" is here anyway.

As for the relationship between Mizuki and Shuichi, I think you should put it aside first and wait for more reason before jumping into conclusion right away without even know anything.

>>"YOU ARE WRONG! Relationships exist without any crappy sex! BTW sex is animalistic. Science is the way. Check Macross and you might know."
And what would I get by checking Macross?


"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie."
Oct 12, 2008 6:01 AM

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DaeScope said:
loved the episode. Can't wait for someone decent to release a better subbed version. Chiriho's ones was just awful.


Especially the video quality at the first one I downloaded, could barely watch it -_-
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Siva said:
angel999 said:
FTGT said:
The art, the mood, animation, story, voice acting, characters.... it fits together so perfectly. If it goes on like this, it is clearly a perfect 10 for me! ^^

A little comment addressed to the "uptight" people in this forum:
A relation between two people with 10 years age difference is quite normal nowadays. Furthermore sex is an important part of life. There is no relationship without it. And most importantly: The Panties were cute! ^^


SEX IS NOT IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE. Oh man WHO THE HELL told you this? Relation between two people 10 years apart.....yeah in cases like Celine Dion and Renee. Old guy and young woman but COME ON 16 and 35? Even at 18 the guy still has way more than 10 years of difference.

YOU ARE WRONG! Relationships exist without any crappy sex! BTW sex is animalistic. Science is the way. Check Macross and you might know.

Anyways I say SEX IS EVIL! Look at how rape came.
First off, I will agreed with you that "SEX" is not important part of life BUT I don't know why the word "SEX" is here anyway.

As for the relationship between Mizuki and Shuichi, I think you should put it aside first and wait for more reason before jumping into conclusion right away without even know anything.

>>"YOU ARE WRONG! Relationships exist without any crappy sex! BTW sex is animalistic. Science is the way. Check Macross and you might know."
And what would I get by checking Macross?


About your question, it's about breeding and science. You know other ways than as we breed right now. Such discovery can eliminate our traditional way.
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Sex is actually a beautiful thing when done right.
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angel999 said:
Siva said:
angel999 said:
FTGT said:
The art, the mood, animation, story, voice acting, characters.... it fits together so perfectly. If it goes on like this, it is clearly a perfect 10 for me! ^^

A little comment addressed to the "uptight" people in this forum:
A relation between two people with 10 years age difference is quite normal nowadays. Furthermore sex is an important part of life. There is no relationship without it. And most importantly: The Panties were cute! ^^


SEX IS NOT IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE. Oh man WHO THE HELL told you this? Relation between two people 10 years apart.....yeah in cases like Celine Dion and Renee. Old guy and young woman but COME ON 16 and 35? Even at 18 the guy still has way more than 10 years of difference.

YOU ARE WRONG! Relationships exist without any crappy sex! BTW sex is animalistic. Science is the way. Check Macross and you might know.

Anyways I say SEX IS EVIL! Look at how rape came.
First off, I will agreed with you that "SEX" is not important part of life BUT I don't know why the word "SEX" is here anyway.

As for the relationship between Mizuki and Shuichi, I think you should put it aside first and wait for more reason before jumping into conclusion right away without even know anything.

>>"YOU ARE WRONG! Relationships exist without any crappy sex! BTW sex is animalistic. Science is the way. Check Macross and you might know."
And what would I get by checking Macross?


About your question, it's about breeding and science. You know other ways than as we breed right now. Such discovery can eliminate our traditional way.


You... want to be a Coordinator, don't you?
Oct 12, 2008 1:45 PM

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Revy said:
Sex is actually a beautiful thing when done right.


Beautiful, sometimes. If it's people not knowing what they're doing or if it's porn it's usually hilarious. It's like watching a good comedy show because of their acting.
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Revy said:
Sex is actually a beautiful thing when done right.


Unfortunately porn made that DISGUSTING!

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Revy said:
Sex is actually a beautiful thing when done right.


Beautiful, sometimes. If it's people not knowing what they're doing or if it's porn it's usually hilarious. It's like watching a good comedy show because of their acting.


I suggest you take that back about PORN! Do you how many funerals I WENT CAUSE PEOPLE KILLED THEMSELVES CAUSE THEY WERE FORCED INTO PORN. FOR WHAT? MONEY AND SHIT! YOU SHOULD NOT LOL AT PORN BUT PITY IT FOR ALL WHO KILLED THEMSELVES...ESPECIALLY IN JAPAN.

That's all I got to say and you angered me.
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By that logic, Elfen Lied, a fucked up anime, means that all anime is fucked up. BAN ANIME. SHUT DOWN MAL.
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Revy said:
By that logic, Elfen Lied, a fucked up anime, means that all anime is fucked up. BAN ANIME. SHUT DOWN MAL.


Opinion friend, not forcefulness, anyways I think things will change somehow.
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The lolz in this thread is just epic.
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I love the sequel and hope to see much more. Made my heart flutter when I saw it was out. Art is amazing, story is impressive.

Iunno why the dressing scene is a large part of discussion. Wouldn't her parading around nude disturb you more?

You're gonna have to suck it up 'cause it seems like this season will have more nudity. Nudity in more of an artist way rather than a sexual way. The characters seem more bold and we're dealing with the older characters now, not the 16-17 year olds from the first season. Even then there was still nudity.

And are you serious about your sex comment.. really now, how do you think you were born? Hatched from an egg? fell from the sky? Brought by a stork? - -"
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Hmm, watched raw. Pretty interesting.

As for the fanservice, Shinbo is supervising this show. We all know Shinbo's weirdness.

Also, she was not dressed because she was modelling herself, and they had a nice argument. Myabe it's a plot device. I dunno.
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Wasabi said:
The lolz in this thread is just epic.

indeed.

i especially enjoy angel999's fear of sex.

Angel999 said:
Anyways I say SEX IS EVIL! Look at how rape came.

lolz indeed.
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M_A said:
Angel999 said:
Anyways I say SEX IS EVIL! Look at how rape came.

lolz indeed.


You all don't get it. Nagi wasn't showing off her boobs so she could draw herself, it was because she was getting ready to rape Yuu! HOW EVIL.
Oct 13, 2008 4:37 AM

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Great first episode with amazing animation!

I think its better than the first season XD
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miyachan said:
M_A said:
Angel999 said:
Anyways I say SEX IS EVIL! Look at how rape came.

lolz indeed.


You all don't get it. Nagi wasn't showing off her boobs so she could draw herself, it was because she was getting ready to rape Yuu! HOW EVIL.


You know what? It is interesting to think about such a sub reason. The truth is even for art this whole situation was strange. Especially since there was no embarrassment on either side except for Yuu but just a little from what I saw.

I really wonder if she did somehow to have something to do of getting Yuu to be her BF???? I wonder.
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Oh, ef. You're still as beautiful as I remember, and that makes me oh so happy. I've missed watching the screen and seeing the weird images only SHAFT can deliver for this anime. For most people, it's weird and out of place, or unnecessary and ridiculous. For me, every frama SHAFT comes up with has an importance of its own, and that is why I like this anime (I'm mostly referring to the previous season, but this one shows so much potential already) so much.

I was wondering how, and if, they would connect the two seasons, since Mizuki looked different (hairstyle is srs bsnss) and she had never met Kuze previously, but they handled this just fine. I loved when Renji held his head in despair when Kuze was hitting on his mother, haha!

In regards to Yu's past, it's so good to finally hear about it. I didn't think all the characters would be so linked - so he was friends with Hiro's sister, huh? And what happened ten years prior to those flashbacks, that makes him deny who he was?

On a different note, oh my God, the opening. And I thought euphoric field couldn't be topped. Simply a masterpiece once again, so similar to the other one, but still so special on its own.

Welcome back, ef. I've missed you.

Also, apparently people are already bothered by Mizuki and Kuze's relationship. I think the makers can already start their "Just as planned" faces. It is not something from another world. And she's going into college soon from what I gathered, so she's close to 18. They made it clear, since the first season, that Kuze has perverted thoughts a lot of the time, and when he shows it with Mizuki, people go "WTF"? Sigh. Just, sigh.

And angel999? You're probably putting more thoughts in sex than the characters in that scene ever, ever did.
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Hmm, watched raw. Pretty interesting.

As for the fanservice, Shinbo is supervising this show. We all know Shinbo's weirdness.

Also, she was not dressed because she was modelling herself, and they had a nice argument. Myabe it's a plot device. I dunno.


OH GREAT! ANOTHER SCREW UP LIKE IN ZERO NO TSUKAIMA............HOPE NOT! This seriously better not turn since like you stated why this might be the way it is.....BETTER NOT TURN SUPER ECCHI cause of Shinbo!
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Look, kid. If you're going to freak out every time panties or nudity comes on screen, you might as well quit anime. Because even non-ecchi anime has it. Almost every anime has it.

Also, you're completely ignoring the circumstances in which the so-called "ecchi" elements were shown. She was naked because she was trying to work. Yu didn't get embarrassed because he was probably used to his friend's weirdness. Do you see any indicators that point to sex? Do you see Yu getting horny, or the other way around? No. Because that was not the point of the scene.

If you watched the previous season, and I mean actually watched, paying attention to it, there was also nudity. Actually, Hiro and Miyako had sex, so did Chihiro and Renji. But it was done in a way to give more romantic vibes than anything else. It helped making ef different, not just another show where the characters have a platonic relationship. It made it beautiful.

So please, grow up. Yes, ecchi is annoying when overdone. But this was never the case here. Stop overreacting.

I apologize if anything sounded offensive. I just think this topic needs to end. The anime is barely being discussed.
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AngelLily said:
She was naked because she was trying to work.


That's not true, apparently in angel999's version, Nagi secretly wanted to rape him. Didn't you see the way she jiggled her chest at him? There's some EVIL, EVIL things going on around.
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angel999 said:
You know what? It is interesting to think about such a sub reason. The truth is even for art this whole situation was strange. Especially since there was no embarrassment on either side except for Yuu but just a little from what I saw.

I really wonder if she did somehow to have something to do of getting Yuu to be her BF???? I wonder.

Now that you notice it yourself that the whole situation was strange. Why there wasn't embarrassment on Nagi side, if it was intend to be a fanservice? I know you should have understand it clearly when a guy saw a naked girl in a fanservice scene. You know how should both of them reacted to each other.

If you go back to see what kind of reaction did Shuichi had when he heard Yuu mentioned "It's her" @4:29. Now that you should have known that Nagi had some kind of weird personality instead of trying to get Yuu to be her BF. Even for Yuu, he is not even really that surprised when he saw her naked. So it is NOT a fanservice and it is more like a way that the director want to introduce a character.


"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie."
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miyachan said:
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She was naked because she was trying to work.


That's not true, apparently in angel999's version, Nagi secretly wanted to rape him. Didn't you see the way she jiggled her chest at him? There's some EVIL, EVIL things going on around.


I agreed with that.....especially on the part of EVIL EVIL things going on. I WILL PROVE MY POINT: Anime needs money.........money can come from any sponsor but what do you do when that sponsor since it gave lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$ would do should he be refused certain modifications or demands not pay and have those who make the anime in a screw up hole.

Now think what choice would the company have??? Hard call but maybe take the money and just do small modifications???

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Look, kid. If you're going to freak out every time panties or nudity comes on screen, you might as well quit anime. Because even non-ecchi anime has it. Almost every anime has it.
----------->WRONG! CLANNAD DOE NOT! ALMOST? 50% perhaps??? ALMOST IS LIKE 90% Sooooooo wrong Miss AngelLily.

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If you watched the previous season, and I mean actually watched, paying attention to it, there was also nudity. Actually, Hiro and Miyako had sex, so did Chihiro and Renji. But it was done in a way to give more romantic vibes than anything else. It helped making ef different, not just another show where the characters have a platonic relationship. It made it beautiful.


LOOK I had different vibes about all that in the first season and in this one I SEEM OFFENDED..............I WONDER WHY????


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angel999 said:
You know what? It is interesting to think about such a sub reason. The truth is even for art this whole situation was strange. Especially since there was no embarrassment on either side except for Yuu but just a little from what I saw.

I really wonder if she did somehow to have something to do of getting Yuu to be her BF???? I wonder.
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Now that you notice it yourself that the whole situation was strange. Why there wasn't embarrassment on Nagi side, if it was intend to be a fanservice? I know you should have understand it clearly when a guy saw a naked girl in a fanservice scene. You know how should both of them reacted to each other.

If you go back to see what kind of reaction did Shuichi had when he heard Yuu mentioned "It's her" @4:29. Now that you should have known that Nagi had some kind of weird personality instead of trying to get Yuu to be her BF. Even for Yuu, he is not even really that surprised when he saw her naked. So it is NOT a fanservice and it is more like a way that the director want to introduce a character.


Could be a double meaning also.......I LOVE YOUR PROFILE ANALYSIS ABOVE AND WILL TAKE IT IN CONSIDERATION!
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AngelLily said:
Look, kid. If you're going to freak out every time panties or nudity comes on screen, you might as well quit anime. Because even non-ecchi anime has it. Almost every anime has it.

Also, you're completely ignoring the circumstances in which the so-called "ecchi" elements were shown. She was naked because she was trying to work. Yu didn't get embarrassed because he was probably used to his friend's weirdness. Do you see any indicators that point to sex? Do you see Yu getting horny, or the other way around? No. Because that was not the point of the scene.

If you watched the previous season, and I mean actually watched, paying attention to it, there was also nudity. Actually, Hiro and Miyako had sex, so did Chihiro and Renji. But it was done in a way to give more romantic vibes than anything else. It helped making ef different, not just another show where the characters have a platonic relationship. It made it beautiful.

So please, grow up. Yes, ecchi is annoying when overdone. But this was never the case here. Stop overreacting.

I apologize if anything sounded offensive. I just think this topic needs to end. The anime is barely being discussed.

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angel999 said:
----------->WRONG! CLANNAD DOE NOT! ALMOST? 50% perhaps??? ALMOST IS LIKE 90% Sooooooo wrong Miss AngelLily.


Yes, because Clannad represents a big majority of the anime that's come out in the past 10 years. Kyoto Animation is known for denying panties shots even when it's supposed to be there. Mentioning one anime doesn't prove anything.

And if you're getting different vibes this time, it's because you're overreacting hardcore. Naked girls =/= Porn.
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angel999 said:
I agreed with that.....especially on the part of EVIL EVIL things going on. I WILL PROVE MY POINT


I was JOKING.

Did you know EF is a hentai novel game? That's right, there are thousands of those porn shots you hate. If you don't like that, then it's better if you stop watching EF, because you can't seem to stop posting nonsense.
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miyachan said:
angel999 said:
I agreed with that.....especially on the part of EVIL EVIL things going on. I WILL PROVE MY POINT


I was JOKING.

Did you know EF is a hentai novel game? That's right, there are thousands of those porn shots you hate. If you don't like that, then it's better if you stop watching EF, because you can't seem to stop posting nonsense.


I know that BUT the fact it can become more of a romance is good too bad it is not more pure but hey nothing is perfect.
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It's official. If I want to either get seriously annoyed or get my "LOL!" on I just have to visit this topic. (:

Anyway... To get things actually talking more about the anime and not just the so-called "fanservice" I'm just going to repeat what everybody else said. :D

This whole "fanservice" deal barely "fanservice" at all. In most, if not all fanservice scenes the girl goes all "eek get out~ -slaps male figure while blushing like crazy-" while the male starts freaking out and/or stares for a good long while. Nagi on the other hand is perfectly fine with Yuu being there and Yuu, although slightly disturbed, isn't all "OMG BEWBS" and tells her almost casually to put some clothes on. Meaning, he must be used to Nagi's behavior and therefore this whole deal is to introduce Nagi and/or Yuu. So no, no sex implied here. You do realize that nudity is also considered artistic, correct?

The situation with Mizuki? It was ONE LINE. Get over it. It's not like she said "Renji-kun... want to watch me change~?" in an extremely "sexy" manner. It's clear that it was a joke and obviously Renji wasn't going to say "yes."

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ALMOST IS LIKE 90% Sooooooo wrong Miss AngelLily.


Please tell me what anime you've been watching to make that judgment. 90% is far too large of a number. And even so, that still doesn't ignore the fact that Ef is based off of a visual novel with mature content. :D
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angel999 said:
I know that BUT the fact it can become more of a romance is good too bad it is not more pure but hey nothing is perfect.


Then stop yapping about BOOBS R EVIL when everyone was humping each other like wild bunnies in the game.

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I think we should all just go back to discussing the first episode - not incessant arguing... O_e

By the way, I agree with AngelLily~ xD



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miyachan said:
angel999 said:
I know that BUT the fact it can become more of a romance is good too bad it is not more pure but hey nothing is perfect.


Then stop yapping about BOOBS R EVIL when everyone was humping each other like wild bunnies in the game.



That is just cause of its nature but you must not fall into assumption that change is impossible. One day perhaps things may be different but for now I believe things may change and I hope the direction that it changes will.
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whilst i did post earlier that the nude scene with Nagi was inappropriate, i think it is way farfetched and offtopic to talk say that stuff like "sex being evil", "rape", "incest" etc. also, think there is a bit too much flaming here... think people just need to calm down a little bit...

personally, i was merely CONCERNED that later episodes may turn into ecchi rather than the romantic drama. it's just that i dont recall much if any fanservice scenes in the first season, cept for the two sex scenes with Hiro/Miyako, Renji/Chihiro on much later episodes. Ep 1 of melodies and we see nudie Nagi with some exaggerated cleavage ... and just instincts told me that if fanservice is used such early, its just gonna get worse.

anyways enough blaming fanservice, ill just hope it wont go any further than it is now. other than that, it was a brilliant first episode and i hope it continues like so. Looking very forward to the Yu/Yuko arc.
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whilst i did post earlier that the nude scene with Nagi was inappropriate, i think it is way farfetched and offtopic to talk say that stuff like "sex being evil", "rape", "incest" etc. also, think there is a bit too much flaming here... think people just need to calm down a little bit...

personally, i was merely CONCERNED that later episodes may turn into ecchi rather than the romantic drama. it's just that i dont recall much if any fanservice scenes in the first season, cept for the two sex scenes with Hiro/Miyako, Renji/Chihiro on much later episodes. Ep 1 of melodies and we see nudie Nagi with some exaggerated cleavage ... and just instincts told me that if fanservice is used such early, its just gonna get worse.

anyways enough blaming fanservice, ill just hope it wont go any further than it is now. other than that, it was a brilliant first episode and i hope it continues like so. Looking very forward to the Yu/Yuko arc.


That was originally my intention but like you said people exaggerated and it went over board basically.
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well if you don't like the pairing, then go watch another show

I'm not sure why one would not just be neutral about it, for me what matters is how they develop it, not what the concept is

if they made the pairing just to please the viewers, you know what that'd be called...?

fanservice :x
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Thanks to everyone here for finally making me come out and post on these forums. You're all so hilarious. :D (well, you shouldn't feed trolls, but it's just so fun to.)

I love SHAFT, I really do. This was a great first episode and I wouldn't change anything about it. ebullient future isn't as good of a song as euphoric field, but I'm liking it more every time I listen to it. The animation style is even better than season one, IMO. It's a major strong point of the series. If it weren't for the style, I wouldn't like ef as much as I do.
There were quite a few questions raised in this episode that I'm really eager to find out about, like what exactly happened with Yuu and Yuuko in the past, Kuze's illness, and who "Miki" is. I'm really tempted to go read spoilers from Wikipedia or something, but I'm not going to. Gaah, patience is being tested~

Everyone complaining about nudity hasn't studied art at all. It's almost a necessity to draw the naked form if you want to become an artist, so it's nothing special when Nagi did it. As for why she was drawing herself naked in school and didn't mind a guy seeing her - that's just showing the weird quirks she has. I mean, did you honestly expect a character in ef to be normal? If so, then please stop watching immediately.

Also, about Kuze and Mizuki's age difference - I don't give a damn as long as the story is good. Large age differences in anime aren't uncommon anyway.

It's not that ef - a tale of melodies that's being dirty and inappropriate, it's everyone's minds. One naked girl(or two) and you all start panicking like your parents caught you watching tentacle rape. Christ.
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I loved the episode, the animation quality was better than I was expecting from the screenshots that I saw. Hopefully it will be as good as the first season was. The fanservice was noticeable as some people mentioned but I didn't think it was too excessive- I just hope they dont start adding more and more in each episode as that can easily ruin a series.
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Finally. Menclave. o/

Really nice episode. I can't wait for the story to pick up. The music is amazing as ever, looking forward to episode 2.

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[edit2:] Actually it's pointless now. Hope you guys don't go off-topic like this in the ep 2 topic.
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Good episode.
Mizuki in Hidamari Sketch uniform was nice.
But there wasn't enough Yuuko. :c
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Finally. Menclave. o/

Really nice episode. I can't wait for the story to pick up. The music is amazing as ever, looking forward to episode 2.

[edit]: Wow the thread and the posts here are terrible. I'm gonna clean that crap up.


Is Menclave better than CHIHIRO CYRUZ????
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Oct 17, 2008 2:24 PM

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I stopped watching Chihiro's subs when they typeset Yuko and subbed Yuuko (or the other way around). They failed in just over one minute...
Menclave's release was just perfect.

About the episode, it was kind of confusing and fast but since this is ef I know I have to watch it all to understand any of it.
Oct 17, 2008 2:42 PM

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I loved it. There's nothing else more for me to say.

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Oct 17, 2008 4:35 PM

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Great start. The two storylines immediately got me hooked. Art is quite nice. As expected of Shaft.
Oct 17, 2008 4:44 PM

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angel999 said:
Is Menclave better than CHIHIRO CYRUZ????
Yes, in every way.
Oct 17, 2008 8:24 PM

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great start.
Oct 17, 2008 9:06 PM

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I personally waited until MenClave to release their version and I wasn't disappointed one bit! The OP for ef-memo is a tad better than ef-melo, but it is starting to grow on me a bit. The mood and artistic imagery is the same, hell even better than ef-melo. Good thing they learned from the mistakes they made in ef-melo. Looking forward to how things develop. As of now, I'm still relatively speechless :-)

Haha lemme add that I personally recognized 4 of the seifukus in Kuze's collection.
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Oct 18, 2008 12:33 AM

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Sucks that Menclave had to use such a bad raw (probably because there's no good quality ones available). Oh well, at least I'm glad they finally released this =P
Great start btw.
Oct 18, 2008 4:52 AM

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Hm, my biggest question as of now is what is up with Kuze. Also, for some reason Mizuki reminds me of Misuzu.
Oct 18, 2008 5:49 PM

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just wow, I mean ef memories gave me a wow feeling with the animation and the art. And this episode gave me the same feeling. I have yet to see this kind of art, animation in other series (if there are pls pm me the names).
So far the plot remains covered to me, but I'll rewatch the episode so to absorb it all and then move on to the next.

Great Stuff.


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Oct 19, 2008 4:24 PM

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Honestly, who cares about this level of fanservice? Are you a child? Because if you are (and 'you' is referring to whoever is flipping out about this), that would make sense why you're making a bigger deal than normal people would. If you don't particularly enjoy fanservice (like me), fine, but don't make it sound like you're so immature that you can't even handle such a scene.

First episode was okay, I think Kineta said it well (since I really only skimmed the first 4 pages) - nothing really stood out to me except the scene at the beach. I have to say though, I'm really enjoying Yuuko's character, the little that we got to see of her. And so far, I'm liking Euphoric Field better than Ebullient Future. But we'll see ;)
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