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taelrak · 2007-12-24, 22:08

What better time to finish ef than Christmas, the day the story starts?

I even went back and replayed the revised NNL preview - was wondering what the "Supah Blink Mode" was until I almost fell out of my chair at the first scene

Kind of sad ef didn't get its own forum, but then I tend to stop reading threads once they move into a forum so maybe that's a good thing.

Happy holidays to everyone!

SuperKnuckles · 2007-12-25, 02:02

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Originally Posted by humbug23

Having watched it in a marathon, it also didn't give me the space to ponder of the plotholes that you guys speak of, which let me go ahead and indulge in the cheese.

Lastly, hot damn, Chihiro+chicky plushies are the cutest thing this season.

Best series of Fall '07!

ef may be one of the best shows to marathon since its length put back to back to back is like watching one long 3 hour+ movie.

It seems to work better that way compared to something much longer.

Though I don't think my heart could handle all the plot twists coming from one to the next.

Dagger · 2007-12-26, 20:09

Just got the Prologue & volume 1 in the mail. The first DVD came with an accessory disc that included a desktop clock (currently using Chihiro-chan~) and some other stuff, including wallpapers made from the first ED images. Here they are (plus 1920x1200 versions I slapped together). Be warned that the file sizes are large.

I don't suppose anyone knows of a place where it would still be possible to get first pressings of the ED singles etc?

***relentlessflame*** · 2007-12-26, 21:06

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Originally Posted by Magus IX

I don't suppose anyone knows of a place where it would still be possible to get first pressings of the ED singles etc?

I actually didn't realize there was a first press edition; the official site doesn't list it. I guess the regular editions wouldn't include the CD-sized calendar pages, or something? In either case, I don't know of many other sites that actually tell you whether the version they're going to send you is firstpress or not, so I'm not sure of any answer to your question, I'm afraid. If there really is a difference, I guess they might be on Yahoo Auctions, or something?

Ichigo91 · 2007-12-27, 06:31

coroloro · 2007-12-27, 09:40

Spoiler for Final Episode:

Supah Em · 2007-12-27, 09:48

ah, dang this is THE best romance anime of 2007

storyline - 10/10 the concept was quite cliched but chihiro and the 'last 100 seconds by hiro' really struck my artistic mind.

characters - 8/10 i would have given it a 10 but some other characters were not fully developed (i need a season 2 for this! although it looks like there wont be any. and OVA would be great)

music - 10/10 i really cant stress the 10/10 enough because the way the music merges with the scene was perfect especially in the crucial moments

over all - 9.5/10 i would definitely recommend this anime to anyone. Chihiro's story really stung my heart in a weird way. it makes you feel good but at the same time you ponder over her situation. one of the top 5 best romance anime of 2007

coroloro · 2007-12-27, 10:05

I haven't seen the final episode in English, just in Japanese thus far- gentle encouragement to those subtitling this ep, do hurry!! I can't WAIT to actually UNDERSTAND the dialogue. :P As it is, I just know what I've gotten from a few posts here, and what I clearly saw through the imagery since I don't really know Japanese.

Spoiler for Final Ep:

Supah Em · 2007-12-27, 19:53

are the subbers on break too?

Vexx · 2007-12-27, 20:01

soooooo, you expect them to drudge at their hobby through the holidays as well? Yes, they're probably with family or friends for the winter festivities.

***CrowKenobi*** · 2007-12-27, 22:16

A quick Miyako sig from a recent pic:

OceanBlue · 2007-12-27, 23:43

Just watched 1 - 11 in two days. This anime needs more exposure; it's really good.

I'm glad Hiro's [I can't remember his full name] arc ended the way it did. I was sitting through it, thinking, 'Please don't be like School Days! Please don't be like School Days!', but I wasn't disappointed.

Saying that, I'm loving how Chihiro's arc is going so far. It's a little bittersweet for me; I'm hoping for a happy ending all around. Renji and Chihiro are my two favorite characters from this anime.

The style this anime has is really refreshing as well. I frequently thought while watching, 'This would make a good theme for a signature.'

EFrules · 2007-12-28, 00:03

Hi everyone! I'm new here, and I'm a really big fan of EF.

Ef is has a very top notch animation, the story is very deep and emotional and I can't wait for the last episode.

I have been following this series since October and now that the story will soon come to end, I'm still going to join your conversations. It's rather late....

Anyways EF is the best series so far for fall anime!

Deathkillz · 2007-12-28, 08:37

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Originally Posted by OceanBlue

I'm glad Hiro's [I can't remember his full name] arc ended the way it did. I was sitting through it, thinking, 'Please don't be like School Days! Please don't be like School Days!', but I wasn't disappointed.

Ahh...the effect of NB will forever go down in history

It is kinda amusing to see a lot of people using SD as a rule for all romances nowadays though I've always seen it as "working as intended"

(whilst not really understanding what people mean by going "don't become SD" - too many interpretations to list out XD).

hai_san · 2007-12-28, 16:26

finaly watched the final 12 episode with subtitles , it was great but still missing something out in my opinion about the Chihiro & Renji conclusion ...it was a bit letdown after the great slit in ep 11, i had have hope for the ending to be more more more "Grand"/"Epic"/"Ultradramatic" comparing it with Miyako&Hiro, so my final score will be only 9,99999 instead of a perfect 10, but so far the best drama (particular the dialogues/monologues) in highschool drama love series section this season compare to Myself/Yourself and Kimikiss and let see how Clannad will goes.

For Drama definitely Ef is best and best "cuteness"(characters) goes to Clannad, Kimikiss "sexyness"/"coolness" for Mao and Erika, My-/Yourself just average in all (exception is of course Aoi-chan).

guuchan · 2007-12-28, 17:15

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Originally Posted by supahem

are the subbers on break too?

Wasn't exactly a break but some of us did take a day off on Christmas day, plus there're two new karaokes that needed to be done (yet again) for this episode --- the Japanese version of euphoric field, and the very nice ED from game's theme song Yuukyuu no Tsubasa (on a side note, this version is sung by Yuko's seiyuu). Thinking about it, even though this series only has 12 episodes, our karaoker has done 10 different karaokes for it! So if you usually skip the OP/EDs on other shows, please refrain from doing that for ef and try to appreciate the works of our karaoker.

Midonin · 2007-12-28, 18:00

Just finished the finale, and it makes me wish I had picked up this show when it started. I teared up when Renji was rushing to find the diary pages, and the scene where he and Chihiro reunited. They were very well done scenes, and the epilogue/coda was a nice conclusion for all. When it reached the very end, with the three couples giving their summations of the story (someone pointed out how theaterish this was - and I like that aspect of it), it was a sweet moment.

Overall, I greatly, greatly enjoyed this show. Powerful emotions, Shaft's beautiful direction with a touch of weirdness, and a well-rounded cast. The storytelling was top-notch, and the music...no words.

A+ for ef

EFrules · 2007-12-28, 18:08

Wooooahhhhh the Finale had totally blown me away!
The long wait was worth it and thinking way back October when the series first got subbed...... This series is very memorable to me....

All in all I'm speechless.

A+ on everything.... Story, Art, Soundtrack etc.....

Zippicus · 2007-12-28, 18:44

Well this show just moved up into the top spot of 2007 for me. This is also one of the rare situations where I actually liked the ending of an anime. There were a few situations where the drama was a bit forced or overdone but I think it fit well with the shows themes.

basic019 · 2007-12-28, 18:49

1. eve
2. upon a time
3. paradox
4. honestly
5. outline
6. rain
7. I...
8. clear colour
9. forget me not
10.I'm here
11.ever forever
12.love
dream

all the episode name's first letter = Euphoric Field = EF - a tale of memories.

Awesome anime, masterpiece.

2007-12-27, 06:31	Link #1325
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2007-12-27, 09:40	Link #1326
coroloro Member Join Date: Sep 2006	Spoiler for Final Episode: 1. eve 2. upon a time 3. paradox 4. honestly 5. outline 6. rain 7. I... 8. clear color 9. forget me not 10. I'm here 11. ever forever 12. love (note that I got the above from a previous post) The final one, 13, is "Dream". It's less obvious since it is tagged onto the final episode.

2007-12-27, 10:05	Link #1328
coroloro Member Join Date: Sep 2006	I haven't seen the final episode in English, just in Japanese thus far- gentle encouragement to those subtitling this ep, do hurry!! I can't WAIT to actually UNDERSTAND the dialogue. :P As it is, I just know what I've gotten from a few posts here, and what I clearly saw through the imagery since I don't really know Japanese. Spoiler for Final Ep: I love this series, and I love the way it seems it ended! The music of this series (including the game theme, though I haven't played said game since I already gave up on trying to play games in Japanese after my frustrating experience in buying Kanon and yet having no way to understand it :P ). I patched the game theme music into the opening score of Everquest 2 so everytime I load the online game I get that lovely opening bit! I think that the game theme is my personal favourite melody in the whole show, even though I saw the show first- and of course, the anime's main theme comes second place to that. The music really gives the show its power, I'm not as huge on imagery as some people are- I rather came to mildly appreciate it after 'just tolerating' it at first. At the beginning I was worried the whole thing would be so infused with 'half-realistic' animation I would go mad. But they really proved themselves and were fortunately not just skimping on work. It sounds like, and looks like, the ending will be wonderful when I get to fully watch it with subtitles. The 'real world' has hard things in it- but there is HOPE. Hope gets us through life, it is hope that makes life worth living- and the joyful moments outshine the hard ones. I like seeing an anime that acknowledges this by allowing a 'euphoric' ending. They did that with Higurashi no nako koro ni kai, and I give props to BOTH series for taking the strengths of Japanese anime and drama and combining them with the more 'Western' style of having happy endings. Happy endings DO happen.

2007-12-27, 20:01	Link #1330
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	soooooo, you expect them to drudge at their hobby through the holidays as well? Yes, they're probably with family or friends for the winter festivities. __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

2007-12-24, 22:08	Link #1321
taelrak Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006	What better time to finish ef than Christmas, the day the story starts? I even went back and replayed the revised NNL preview - was wondering what the "Supah Blink Mode" was until I almost fell out of my chair at the first scene Kind of sad ef didn't get its own forum, but then I tend to stop reading threads once they move into a forum so maybe that's a good thing. Happy holidays to everyone!

2007-12-26, 20:09	Link #1323
Dagger Nitro+ fan Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hyogo	Just got the Prologue & volume 1 in the mail. The first DVD came with an accessory disc that included a desktop clock (currently using Chihiro-chan~) and some other stuff, including wallpapers made from the first ED images. Here they are (plus 1920x1200 versions I slapped together). Be warned that the file sizes are large. I don't suppose anyone knows of a place where it would still be possible to get first pressings of the ED singles etc?

2007-12-27, 09:48	Link #1327
Supah Em WHO DO YOU THINK WE ARE?! Scanlator Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 36	ah, dang this is THE best romance anime of 2007 storyline - 10/10 the concept was quite cliched but chihiro and the 'last 100 seconds by hiro' really struck my artistic mind. characters - 8/10 i would have given it a 10 but some other characters were not fully developed (i need a season 2 for this! although it looks like there wont be any. and OVA would be great) music - 10/10 i really cant stress the 10/10 enough because the way the music merges with the scene was perfect especially in the crucial moments over all - 9.5/10 i would definitely recommend this anime to anyone. Chihiro's story really stung my heart in a weird way. it makes you feel good but at the same time you ponder over her situation. one of the top 5 best romance anime of 2007

2007-12-27, 19:53	Link #1329
Supah Em WHO DO YOU THINK WE ARE?! Scanlator Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 36	are the subbers on break too?

2007-12-27, 22:16	Link #1331
*CrowKenobi* One PUNCH! Administrator Join Date: Dec 2005	A quick Miyako sig from a recent pic:

2007-12-27, 23:43	Link #1332
OceanBlue Not an expert on things Join Date: Jun 2007	Just watched 1 - 11 in two days. This anime needs more exposure; it's really good. I'm glad Hiro's [I can't remember his full name] arc ended the way it did. I was sitting through it, thinking, 'Please don't be like School Days! Please don't be like School Days!', but I wasn't disappointed. Saying that, I'm loving how Chihiro's arc is going so far. It's a little bittersweet for me; I'm hoping for a happy ending all around. Renji and Chihiro are my two favorite characters from this anime. The style this anime has is really refreshing as well. I frequently thought while watching, 'This would make a good theme for a signature.'

2007-12-28, 00:03	Link #1333
EFrules Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pearl of the Orient Sea	Hi everyone! I'm new here, and I'm a really big fan of EF. Ef is has a very top notch animation, the story is very deep and emotional and I can't wait for the last episode. I have been following this series since October and now that the story will soon come to end, I'm still going to join your conversations. It's rather late.... Anyways EF is the best series so far for fall anime!

2007-12-28, 16:26	Link #1335
hai_san Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Germany	finaly watched the final 12 episode with subtitles , it was great but still missing something out in my opinion about the Chihiro & Renji conclusion ...it was a bit letdown after the great slit in ep 11, i had have hope for the ending to be more more more "Grand"/"Epic"/"Ultradramatic" comparing it with Miyako&Hiro, so my final score will be only 9,99999 instead of a perfect 10, but so far the best drama (particular the dialogues/monologues) in highschool drama love series section this season compare to Myself/Yourself and Kimikiss and let see how Clannad will goes. For Drama definitely Ef is best and best "cuteness"(characters) goes to Clannad, Kimikiss "sexyness"/"coolness" for Mao and Erika, My-/Yourself just average in all (exception is of course Aoi-chan).

2007-12-28, 18:00	Link #1337
Midonin Last Engage Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida	Just finished the finale, and it makes me wish I had picked up this show when it started. I teared up when Renji was rushing to find the diary pages, and the scene where he and Chihiro reunited. They were very well done scenes, and the epilogue/coda was a nice conclusion for all. When it reached the very end, with the three couples giving their summations of the story (someone pointed out how theaterish this was - and I like that aspect of it), it was a sweet moment. Overall, I greatly, greatly enjoyed this show. Powerful emotions, Shaft's beautiful direction with a touch of weirdness, and a well-rounded cast. The storytelling was top-notch, and the music...no words. A+ for ef

2007-12-28, 18:08	Link #1338
EFrules Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pearl of the Orient Sea	Wooooahhhhh the Finale had totally blown me away! The long wait was worth it and thinking way back October when the series first got subbed...... This series is very memorable to me.... All in all I'm speechless. A+ on everything.... Story, Art, Soundtrack etc.....

2007-12-28, 18:44	Link #1339
Zippicus Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Detroit, MI	Well this show just moved up into the top spot of 2007 for me. This is also one of the rare situations where I actually liked the ending of an anime. There were a few situations where the drama was a bit forced or overdone but I think it fit well with the shows themes.

2007-12-28, 18:49	Link #1340
basic019 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007	1. eve 2. upon a time 3. paradox 4. honestly 5. outline 6. rain 7. I... 8. clear colour 9. forget me not 10.I'm here 11.ever forever 12.love dream all the episode name's first letter = Euphoric Field = EF - a tale of memories. Awesome anime, masterpiece.