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Glad I'm not the only one who felt the same. I'm really starting to distrust these high-rated titles more and more as I go along.

It wasn't anything phenomenal, stories like these are a dime-a-dozen in scifi, if you ask me.

Liked this a lot. Saw the ONA yesterday and now the movie. I dig the OST and the characters a lot. Especially Sammy-chwaaan.

This was good times, but I felt like the ending left a lot to be desired. Having the pivotal point at the end of the movie be the resolution of second-fiddle Masaki+his housebot's plot rather than the resolution of the plot between Rikuo+Sammy, who looked like the main characters, was a bit weird.

Guess that's just to leave it open for more episodes though.

THIS MOVIE BLEW MY MIND IT WAS SO GOOOOD
cant believe i only saw this in 2012..

lol if only this has a real conclusion i would give it a perfect score of 10
and yes their is a big possibility of a sequel for this

nice story though and made me think the 3rd Law of robotics "protect yourself" is the cause of why Androids suddenly have human consciousness
by thinking of self protection they start to have fear (example is when shammy was abuse by some gangsters) that triggers worry and curiosity on their environment

I had no idea what i'm getting myself into when i started the player..

Are you enjoying the Time of Eve? I sure did, and i'm longing for more.

Utterly amazing, move over 'Girl who leapt through time' papa's got a brand new favorite anime movie.

I really liked how the cafe acted as a forum for discussions on robotic sentience, xenophobia, love, peer pressure & discrimination amongst other things. The directing was off the charts as well. I loved that scene where Rikuo & Sammy are walking home together in the rain underneath an umbrella. Then those girls walked passed and the scene transitions to Rikuo underneath the umbrella by himself while Sammy is getting soaked in the rain with an expressionless but almost sad look on her face.

I would give this a perfect score if it wasn't for the fact that i wanted closure on Rikuo & Sammy. While i guess Rikuo eventually embraced the idea of Sammy being a being, their master-servant dynamic still remained. When you factor in the ethics committee as well, this movie truly needs a sequel & i hope it gets one soon.

pretty interesting anime to watch, i can understand why i didn't see it until today.... i think it has a great story, and really liked the characters =)

I as well found this to be quite the fascinating piece. Having only watched the movie and not the ONAs preceding it, I encourage those viewers like myself to rewatch the first few minutes and closing few minutes (these are the parts with Dr. Ashimori) right after completion of the movie as they make considerable more sense in after thought.

Im my opinion, the best parts are the quick cuts between the main cafe scenes. At the same time, those scenes make the desire for the movie to be 2.5 hours or a sequel even more so. There really is a considerable amount of plot that can be explored and, in truth, make this an even greater drama.

I'm sure everyone has picked up on this little cut away but it's the only little tid bit I haven't seen anyone make note of.



This is the android the boys followed into the cafe the very first time. Interesting that he is a resident of Nagi's fathers household.

Fronzel:Nah you need to look deep into it and use brain its not that shallow as you describe it.

I agree. Eve no Jikan felt like a simplified version of Asimov's robot stories aimed at people who might enjoy sci-fi, but are not particularly well-versed in the genre.

They just took a bunch of Asimov's ideas, quoted his Three Laws, and added a large dose of sentimentalism. There's nothing new or creative about this. I'm pretty disappointed. =/

I had finished the 6-episode ONA series some time ago and I have been meaning to watch the movie for some time now. I had given the ONA series a score of 10/10 at MAL. Since I was back at home, I hooked up my laptop via the HDMI cable to my TV and watched the movie earlier today.

The movie is pretty much the ONA with a few added revelations, which to me added a whole different side to the entire universe of Eve no Jikan. Specifically to the character of Nagi, where we find out her being in an "accident" caused by the Ethics Committee. You also find out more about her during the credits, such as her and the android guy (or he could be a guy that has robotic parts added to him such as a hand or arm and maybe a voice synthesizer) she's with have been travelling all around the world or the country (not sure which to choose) and have been setting shop aka the "Cafe" in the countryside but once disagreeable humans come to find out they destroy most of the robots or androids that are involved, which greatly upsets Nagi-chan. They have recently set up the cafe in the city, Nagi with glasses made her looked really different and cute too, her opinions of the city don't seem to be great, the general feeling of them weren't positive but she told her male companion of her hope after witnessing Rikuo's actions and hearing some of his opinions. I believe Nagi and her companion are trying to make their dream a reality where androids and humans will live a more civilised life together because right now androids are just things and nothing more, like slaves.

I personally wanted to see more Rikuo and Sammy in this movie but Yoshiura-san loves making his work like this.

I wonder if they will continue this series, I really would like to see what becomes of Sammy and Rikuo's relationship.

I know there's manga for this series and it only has 3 volumes, I've read only 2 chapters of the 1st volume, I'm wondering if the manga delves deeper into the story.

Anyways, my score for the movie is a 10/10, it was such a good watch, the only flaw to it is that I wanted more. :D

Was I the only one looking for some robot romance between Rikuo and Sammy?

except that the entire style of the show is completely unique and amazing. the animation is phenomenal and combined with the great soundtrack creates an atmosphere only Yoshiura Yasuhiro is able to pull off.
plus, it deftly moves between some of the funniest, cleverest comedy ever and hard hitting drama.
so what if it's not aimed at sci-fi nuts so much? i don't think it's a problem. it takes an well-worn but far from worn out sci-fi concept, puts an interesting and unique spin on it (see everything i listed above) and almost the entire thing is set in a cafe where androids and humans get to know each other! how is the entire concept of this film neither new nor creative?!?!?

I love the animation. The story itself is not that great, it's almost SoL to me. But that café setting really gets me.

I didn't enjoy it as much as I should have, since I watched the ONA the other day. So it was pretty much rewatching the whole damn thing but with... 3 extra, short scenes.

Great ending song.

Pretty good movie, great mix of drama and comedy. that ending though really disappointed. I felt like the main plot/issue was about to happen.

Maybe an actual sequel someday.

9/10

Well, perhaps it's a matter of phrasing (since Fronzel's comment dated a year back and all) but from what I interpret, he's dissatisfied with the idea itself rather than anything else. Since I'm quite young when Ghost in the Shell, Star Trek and various other sci-fi heavy shows are made, I'm pretty much oblivious to the charm of sci-fi. Despite rating it highly, I agree that the idea itself isn't phenomenal (courtesy of Hias). However; if I'm not trying to look too deeply into what the show is trying to convey, about the controversial relationship between android and human, I think the show is fine as is. It is an enjoyable episodic slice-of-life with above-par animation quality. I reckon that's sufficient; I never understand the need for an overarching theme instead of simply creating a story. That is, why is there a need to inspect further than what is said and shown? Being shallow isn't a flaw, bad in being shallow is; as with everything else.

For me, the only downside to Time of Eve is how overly-ambitious it is. It's strongly hinted that there's a greater conspiracy behind the scene while leaving the resolution itself to an indefinite sequel. Time of Eve is a slice-of-life anime, I would be amazed if they can managed a sequel covering all the questions without deterring from being an enjoyable slice-of-life. In other words, how can you create a consistent sequel for Time of Eve without it being a stark different from the first one? I generally don't detest episode show after being charmed by Mushishi but clearly the show itself demand an explanation many time over.

Tl;dr: Like it for being a spectacular slice-of-life. The sci-fi part are pretty much non-existent.

sorry for digging up some old replies but I completely agree with kenjimax.

Taking the show's plot at face-value will leave you with a played out sci-fi story. The problem with that perspective is that its not necessarily a sci-fi but (as kenjimax said) a slice-of-life with a little bit of a sci-fi element added to it. Once you realize that its a SoL than a lot more depth/subtlety/detail will open up.

I personally liked how witty the character's conversations were as well as how those conversations were executed was interesting. The quick character rebuttals and background conversations/activities felt very natural and humanized the constant interactions. I also really liked the way Dr. Ashimoto and Shiotsuki's roles added another dimension to the story that you kind of miss when watching through at face value. I found myself going back to re-watch the movie and finding clues throughout that helped explain the roles of the 'mystery' characters.

Those that would like this show love the originality in detail and execution while those that don't take most shows for face value and the overall main plot. It's a matter of preference much like slapstick comedy vs deadpan. Which is fine, everyone has their own preferences, but to say that you 'dont understand why people don't like this' is in terrible taste. Which comes from being unable to appreciate things you don't relate to.

Well, I enjoyed this. At first the dialogue seemed a little strange and stuttered (Sort of rushed? The seiyuu's deliveries seemed off...) but either I got used to it, or it got better, because I stopped noticing it pretty quick. The animation and art were beautiful, especially watching it just after I finished Noein... (But then, most anime movies would be. XD)

My favorite scene was definitely the one with the broken down robot pretending to be human; that was hilarious.

As one who doesn't usually go in for slice of life, this was a pleasant surprise. I know the sci-fi references were worn thin, but even having read a lot of sci-fi it didn't detract from the story IMO. I hope there's some follow up to this series.