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| I dont understand what happened in this episode and I really dont care whats happening. The part that I dont understand is mystery itself. 3.2/5 |
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| Hmmm. I liked this but something just seems off with these two stories. Oh well I'm sure it will reveal itself in time. |
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| Without actually looking up who made this, I knew it was Shaft because of the transition and some other frames. Though my first impression is really "meh...." like I don't know what the hell is going on and how there's a three non connected romance arc. The only thing that connects them is when the patched eye girl called Kei's name, which I believe is the girl during the birthday party. |
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| im outta comenting in one topic which was created in 2007_08s xxx best wishes to al of those first MAL commenters, I feel like im traveling to golden anime era and ofeec it can be lead with watching SHAFT animes pretty well. I started it right now, before going to my classes and expecting to have a normal busted day. nicest think I will prob have or do today, regards. Nice first episode, fine art, oldie, classic and probs emotive. Watching. |
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| Looks like a okay episode.Hope shaft realizes that nice animation is not everything. Not hyped for the next episode. Also, there are too many MCs for this story. |
 Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate. I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death. |
Sobzob said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- After watching the first episode this show seems really promising to me! I thought it was great. I really liked the character designs, especially Chihiro. Going to be interesting to see how it will develop. Oh and did I see Touhou?! Me too! We'll hope for a good story! |
Rod_RussSep 28, 2018 11:30 AM
| I like seeing Shaft in somewhat different fashion than usual, it's just refreshing. However, I always disliked those visual novel-ish character design which is atrocious in a way (Clannad also suffers from this). |
| I have a feeling that I will enjoy it, and poor girl she forgets everyday that she goes through. |
| The first episode was very promising! I really like how the show looks, the camera shots and angles are very cool, and how we saw Miya Miya on the swing for example looked great. I like the characters too, so it'll be interesting to see how this will develop! |
| The art feels very distinct. I hope they keep this up |
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| A great atmosphere, an art direction that feels like a mix between Clannad and Bakemonogatari, likable characters... Looks like I'm gonna like this show ! It has a big charm, and the stories seem to be promising, in a touching way. My only complaint for now would be the shift between the different characters, it's a bit confusing, but I'll get used to it. For the rest, it's all good for now. I'm especially interested in Chihiro's story (speaking of which, is it me or does she not only look but also sound a lot like Rikka Takanashi ?), but each character seems to have something to offer and that's great, I can't wait to see all that. |
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| After years of procrastination, I'm finally getting around to watching ef: A Tale of Memories. This felt like watching two or three different shows in one, where the multiple ongoing plots jumped back and forth. However, I see the intertwining plot threads, where the characters' lives intersect with one another at moments in time. This doesn't make following the story easier though, as the multiple characters introduced in rapid succession makes it difficult to follow at times. Plus, with the rapid acceleration and deceleration of sudden inter-character relationship building, the episode felt more akin to a short film, trying to cram as much story into a limited timespan. Despite this, A Tale of Memories runs for 13 episodes, so I'm guessing there wasn't an exact expectation of its sequel to be produced. The visuals and characters radiates the aura of mid-2000s visual novels, so I wonder how well it aged. |
| ngl I love the piano soundtracks. Because of them I get a wave nostalgia haha. As for the show I have no clue wtf is going on but Shaft being Shaft it's really fun to look at The way the multiple narratives are shown is interesting too (especially since I just watched Durarara before this lol) |
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| Interesting start, clearly there's something up with Chihiro, memory loss probably with the way she talks and has to ask the same questions the following day. Cool visuals, some interesting stuff with the shots they used. |
PrOxAntoSep 15, 2022 2:52 PM
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| I was already saying that it gave me an air of Monogatari Series and I'm seeing that it's from Shaft, well, I hadn't been looking for something like this at this moment but how about I wear it. xd |
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| So the dude's just gonna let her off for wrecking his bike? That thing was obliterated lol Also, seeing Shaft's signature camera angles and flair on a visual novel adaption is kinda surreal. |
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