ef:
a tale of memories & melodies: Complete Series (2008/Sentai
Filmworks Blu-ray)
Picture:
A Sound: B Extras: C- Episodes: A-
Fate
intertwined cross time, space and generations, four couples meet and
their lives are forever changed. Hiro saves Miyako from a purse
snatching. Renji meets Chihiro at in an abandoned train station.
Kuze discovers his new neighbor and admirer Mizuki. And Yuu is
reunited with a his childhood sweetheart, but each couple has a
bitter-sweet and heart-rending secret that will test their hearts and
feelings for each other in the two-season ef: a tale of memories &
melodies: Complete Series (2008).
Hiro
is an aspiring manga artist, but he is caught between two girls, Kei
and Miyako. Kei has been childhood friends with Hiro and has been in
love with him since she was small. Miyako is a carefree and
independent girl, but has a sad and lonely past when her parents
abandoned her. Renji discovers Chihiro has a rare condition,
everyday she forgets the last 13 hours of her life including everyone
and everything she meets, including himself. Kuze is a
musician/shameless playboy but is cutting all his past ties because
his body is dying, but can Mizuki save his heart and make him believe
in love once more? Yuu is reunited with Ayako years later, but finds
out she has been raped, beaten, tortured by her adopted family.
Together they are all bound together by friends and family.
This
anime was a beautiful, heartwarming and touching anime full of
romance and drama. The first half the series was your usual shojo
anime about girls, relationships and them finding love. The second
half as a bit more dark/adult themed including a relationship between
an older adult with a girl who could of been old enough to be his
daughter, also the final story was (spoiler)
where the girl had already died and was spirit/angel who help guide
the other couples from giving up or making the same mistakes they
did.
The
1080p 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image is among the strongest
we've seen from Sentai recently among their many great releases of
late, while the lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 2.0 Stereo sound in
each show is again rich, warm and has Pro Logic-like surrounds.
Extras include trailers.
-
Ricky Chiang
