ef - a tale of melodies Episode 12 Discussion

slayer545-sama said:
Very beautiful. I liked how Yuuko looks with her wings. Kuze and Mizuki are great together finally. The English with German and Japanese shows another great variety. Me cried TONS! T_T there same as you all. Ok, this episode has got my full review now. Here we go.

The beginning of the episode was very sad! T_T Remember Yuuko being dead more because her tomb is there with a very beautiful . OMG I just realized Yuuko was 16 when she died! Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuko! T_T Aaaaaaaaah! So young she died. T_T
The message sleep in heaven was very beautiful in the tomb and I am sure Yuuko would like it. The other message about courage to try to live is great to not give up and not commit suicide. Never a solution, always live to the fullest. Very nice sight of seeing Yuu put flowers on the grave of Yuuko, always a good sign of respect.

Oh how lovely the scene of Yuuko going towards Yuu to pick up the flowers he has for her. It was very lovely also to see Yuuko being next to Yuu all cuddly. This is truly a spiritual miracle that her spirit is so real and there.I don't want to brag religion too much but Yuuko may be another Jesus Christ/Virgin Marry. She has all the qualities especially with such a strong spiritual presence. More great things keep coming, what followed was even more emotional. Yuu knew with the keys in hand how Yuuko helped connect so many people into couples and spread love properly and not like that SOB Amamiya sensei had.

What followed was very emotional. I literally exhausted at T_T. So beautiful when Yuu said to Yuuko "Aishiteru Yuuko zuto" AMAZING! Uwaaaaaah i cried so much it looked as if at that time the wold just stopped moving to see my tears. Then Yuuko going up in the sky like an angel and leaving Yuu a white feather was astonishingly beautiful. Have not seen anything like since Haibane Renmei. Yuuko passing through the light and Yuu not being to see her around was T_T but also there was much beauty in it. So sad it turns out like that Is it just my conception but did Yuu's weak eyes tell us he is withering away and perhaps might it be a reason Yuuko cried since she knows he might die soon?

Most likely when Yuuko was gone up in heavens leaving Yuu hand was extremely sad. T_T I wish Yuu more patience to live fullest then join her in heavens, perhaps that is why Yuuko did not want him to kill sensei, since he would not be able to go to heavens since in Christianity killing is one of the worst sins ever! Therefore he would not be able to go to heavens with Yuuko. That scene with Mizuki and Yuu was weird after, why would she hold his hand like a lover when she has Kuze? O_o Was a little strange there.

The rest that follows was nice mainly nice due its meanings and that it was in English.

Guess I should thank MAL for being to share all this on the net.

1.Yuuko x Yuu Forever!

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In spoiler
1.What is THAT!? Mizuki is to be with Kuze so she is cheating already?

aidouca said:
For Mizuki and Yuu ---> They don't want us to think of them as lovers, but as child and father. It's like Yuuko and Yuu were Mizuki's parents! And I think that's beautiful! And the think Yuu said about Mizuki's name it was the same as Yuuko! aaaaaawwwwwww Made me cry!!

DragonsWhip said:

Agree on that thought. They were like parents to her in a time when she had no one... I also think that Yuu and Yuuko are the actual people around this whole series is about, as they are the key (frequently shown) to the couples.

On the moment that Mizuki and Kuze appeared all dressed up in the church, I had something like: WHAT?! They're going to marry? Already? =.= Wew, it was just Kuze playing his violin and a singing Mizuki as a way to prove their respect for Yuuko. Reminds me, Kuze ''thought'' in Japanese, in contrary in one of the previous episodes. The ''Danke'' and ''Gute Reise'' made me smile a bit. [For those who don't speak a word of German: ''Thanks'' and ''Have a good journey''] This season was really nice, but I still rated it an eight.

king4k2 said:
the 2nd season sucked compare to the 1st season. what im pissed off is that yuuko miraculously comes back n talks to himura n disappear. wtf was that. besides that meh it was decent. i wish himura choose the big booby onee-san.

slayer545-sama said:

Yes! Yuuko would be a great sister and I would definitely follow her religious around. :)
I hope they could surprise with a OVA and there is the possibility of a 3rd season. The future of these couples can create new children for the future and another Tale may yet be!

YuukiHime said:
An OVA for these couples is more likely than other characters, but whichever is okay with me.
I'm just hoping they do make an OVA!

Siva said:
There is no need for another OVA I thought that is it and they might already covered everything from the game.


I wish people here able to check the ending from the game which is beautiful and priceless but you have to see the animation yourself to be fully understand it.

Here is some images from the ending game, well that is what you could expected from the guy who make "5 Centimeters per Second"

aidouca said:
All your reflections about Yuu and Yuuko are sooooo beautiful!! I totally agree!
I love the "Aishiteru Yuuko" and then Yuuko said: ''Chigaimasu deshou? Aishiteta deshou?"
In english: "I love you, Yuuko"
"It's not like that right? You loved me right?"
*cry* SOOOOOOOOO SAD!!! She just said that she's dead! But even if she dead *cry*, can't he still love her?

slayer545-sama said:


In spoiler
1.What is THAT!? Mizuki is to be with Kuze so she is cheating already?

SisterStrange said:
One's sacrifice brought forth a bright future for others. *applauds* This anime was well done. Though I do agree that it went a little quicker than usual, it was still brilliantly made. At least the viewer was able to sample the essence of Yuu and Yuuko's romance one last time. Both the prequel and the side-story were well made. Sometimes we must say goodbye, before things become good again. Goes to show that the memories of the heart and the melodies of the soul can bring beautiful music to all humanity. :]



I believe you've forgotten a very important fact...

noteDhero said:
Well, that was a meaningful ending, but...the ends just don't justify the means for me. This season was a practical copycat of last season, and, figuratively I get it, but everything was just so dramatically predictable that this show really lost its impact. Everyone except fore Yuuko and, technically, Himura get a happy ending, and pretty bows get tied to all of the plot lines. I was just particularly underwhelmed by what was a pretty good show in Memories. I don't know...this show will probably get somewhere between a 4-6, I'll just have to sleep on it.

Cloud1234 said:


So it was predictable that Amamiya will burn himself. It was predictable that Yuko will die in a car accident. It was predictable how all the characters were chained together. If Yuko and Himura will actually meet and what will they say was predictable.
What ever if you can read the future thats fine for you.
Anyways i loved this season as well. Another unique creation that follows Memories steps. It completes the 1st season so match. It was really well-made. The animation the music the openings the endings.Everything.
I loved Yuuko so much.Im amazed at how much the character development was in only 12 eps.Well anyways i gave it 9/10. Really nice.
PS> At the ending of final ep When Himura broke the nails and left himself free i got the chills.

noteDhero said:


It was predictable because, generally, it was the same structure as Memories. Yuuko was clearly dead in Memories, so when the scene came around in Melodies, I knew she was going to get hit by a car, it was almost shot for shot from Rumbling Hearts. I said so in the discussion there if you don't believe me. Amamiya had to die, but did I know he was going to die in a fire...no. All the characters were linked together from the beginning in Memories, so no, it's not predictable, it's just an established fact. Nothing Yuuko or Himura said to each other was at all original. The gist of the converstation was, "Here's the gift I couldn't give to you, but you gave me the gift of loving you, and now I'm alright now that you're dead...I just had to say that to you." Not at all original.

I can't read the future, but what is overdone is overdone. What I liked about Memories is that it was rather daring in how they presented the show, especially concerning direction, lenses, and perspective. But there were too many times in Melodies where I was saying to myself "that's just like this scene in Memories, or this storyline in Melodies really feels the same as this storyline in Memories."

As I said, that may have been the goal from the beginning to parallel Himura's vision of creating the city in Austrailia, but it definitely was at the behest of having a fresh story, and fresh visuals.

sniW said:
Loved this scene:


Sort of a bittersweet ending for Himura and Yuuko:

slayer545-sama said:


Don't feel the same as you noteDhero but I understand your point. Then again shouldn't this parallel thing you mentioned essential to making Melodies work with Memories. I don't think it would work out otherwise.

Zig-sama said:
Wonderful ending, wonder if there will be a third season?

Wishy said:
Simply amazing.