ef: a tale of memories (TV)
Alternative title:
Эф - история воспоминаний (Russian)
에프 - 어 테일 오브 메모리즈 (Korean)
Themes:
amnesia,
love triangle
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
On Christmas Eve, Hiro Hirono meets a girl named Miyako Miyamura as she chases a purse snatcher. Hiro later finds out that Miyako also goes to the same school as he does and they start hanging out together. This makes Hiro's childhood friend, Kei Shindō, feel left out, so she tries to compete with Miyako for Hiro's affection, creating a love triangle. Meanwhile, Renji Asō meets a girl named Chihiro Shindō at an abandoned train station. He soon learns that Chihiro suffers from a type of amnesia where her memory lasts for only 13 hours. He also discovers Chihiro's dream of writing a novel, but she has never been able to fulfill that dream due to her condition. Renji then decides to help her fulfill that dream.
User Ratings:
2504 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage:
2007-08-24
2007-10-06 to 2007-12-22
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
#1: "euphoric field" by Tenmon feat. ELISA (eps 3-9,11)
#2: "euphoric field (Japanese ver.)" by Tenmon feat. ELISA (ep 12)
Ending Theme:
#1: "I'm here" by Hiroko Taguchi (eps 1,3,7,10)
#2: "euphoric field" by Tenmon feat. ELISA (ep 2)
#3: "Kizamu Kisetsu" by Junko Okada (eps 4,5,9)
#4: "Sora no Yume" by Natsumi Yanase (eps 6,8,11)
#5: "Yūkyū no Tsubasa 07mix" by Yumiko Nakajima (ep 12)
Official website:
ef - a tale of memories. (Japanese)
Hanabee Entertainment Official Minisite (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 14
Review:
ef: A Tale of Memories Blu-Ray (Mar 28, 2012)
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Blu-ray (Region A) |
ef ~ a tale of memories & melodies. - complete series collection (Blu-ray) 2014-12-09 (from $21.06) |
ef ~ a tale of memories & melodies. - collector's edition [SteelBook] (Blu-ray) 2020-11-24 (from $39.00) |
ef: A Tale of Memories - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2012-01-31 (from $29.99) |
DVD (Region 1) |
ef ~ a tale of memories & melodies. - complete series collection (DVD) 2014-12-09 (from $21.21) |
ef: A Tale of Memories - Complete Collection (DVD) 2012-01-31 (from $29.95) |
Director: Shin Ōnuma Series Composition: Katsuhiko Takayama Storyboard: Hiroyuki Shimazu (ep 9) Keizō Kusakawa (eps 5, 8, 12) Kenichi Ishikura (ep 10) Ryōki Kamitsubo (ep 3) Shin Ōnuma (OP; eps 1, 7, 12) Shūji Miyazaki (eps 6, 11) Soji Homura (ep 2) Yoshihiro Mori (ep 4) Episode Director: Daisuke Takashima (ep 8) Kenichi Ishikura (ep 10) Kenichi Matsuzawa (ep 3) Masato Kitagawa (ep 10) Masayuki Iimura (ep 5) Ryōki Kamitsubo (ep 4) Shin Ōnuma (eps 1-2, 7, 12) Shūji Miyazaki (eps 6, 11) Yoshihiro Mori (ep 9) Unit Director: Shin Ōnuma (OP) Character Design: Nobuhiro Sugiyama Art Director: Megumi Katō Chief Animation Director: Nobuhiro Sugiyama Animation Director: Akira Tabata (eps 3, 8) Hatsue Nakayama (ep 4) Hideki Furukawa (eps 2, 5, 12) Kazuya Shiotsuki (eps 2, 12) Keita Shimizu (eps 5, 9) Masato Numazu (ep 8) Minoru Tanaka (eps 4, 10) Miyako Nishida (ep 12) Nobuhiro Sugiyama (OP, ED3-4; eps 1, 12) Shingo Tamaki (eps 7, 10) Shūji Miyazaki (eps 6, 11) Yoshiaki Itō (ED1 (ep 7 ver.); eps 4-5, 10) Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka Director of Photography: Shouhei Uchimura Executive producer: Yuichi Sekido 2nd Key Animation: Akie Tsutsumi (ep 3) Akira Sotoya (ep 3) Daisuke Sakō (ep 8) Eiki Arasato (ep 1) Genki Matsumoto (eps 2, 5, 12) Hiroyuki Yoshida (ep 7) Kan Terada (ep 3) Kaori Ogawa (ep 3) Kazuki Nakamoto (ep 12) Kazunori Ozawa (ep 2) Masahito Onoda (ep 7) Masami Yamauchi (ep 3) Masato Numazu (ep 8) Mayu Hoshino (ep 3) Miyuki Arai (ep 8) Narumi Takahashi (ep 1) Nobuyasu Murakami (ep 10) Nozomu Fujii (ep 4) Ryo Imamura (eps 1-2) Shigenori Inami (ep 12) Shin Ōnuma (ep 12) Shingo Tamaki (ep 5) Shusuke Morita (ep 12) Sumiyo Mikami (5 episodes eps 1, 5, 7, 10, 12 )Takayuki Chiba (ep 12) Tomoyuki Itamura (ep 12) Yōko Nomura (ep 3) Yoshito Narimatsu (ep 1) Yukinobu Yamada (ep 1) Zen Nagata (eps 4, 7) Art Setting: Yoshinori Shiozawa Assistant Animation Director: Hideki Furukawa (ep 10) Kōsuke Murayama (ep 12) Minoru Tanaka (eps 2, 12) Shingo Tamaki (ep 12) Yoshiaki Itō (ep 2) Assistant producer: Satoshi Akutsu Background Art: An Nguyen (SON MY-VIETNAM) Aya Kuginuki (Studio Biho) Azusa Kakoi (Studio Biho) Bao Nguy (SON MY-VIETNAM) Chi Chau (SON MY-VIETNAM) Dao Nguyen (SON MY-VIETNAM) Giao Nguyen (SON MY-VIETNAM) Jun Okabe (Studio Biho) Kazuhiko Matsumoto (Studio Biho) Kōta Takanashi (Studio Biho) Kumiko Ōno (Studio Biho) Loi Bui (SON MY-VIETNAM) Misao Takimoto (Studio Biho) Naoto Ozaki (Studio Biho) Norika Kinoshita (Studio Biho) Phong Nguyen (SON MY-VIETNAM) Quan Pham (SON MY-VIETNAM) Quang Nguyen (SON MY-VIETNAM) Sang Dinh (SON MY-VIETNAM) Shuichi Tsuji (Studio Biho) Thinh Pham (SON MY-VIETNAM) Thuy Truong (SON MY-VIETNAM) Tran Nguyen (SON MY-VIETNAM) Truc Cau (SON MY-VIETNAM) Tsubasa Matsumoto (Studio Biho) Vu Do (SON MY-VIETNAM) Wakana Yamagata (Studio Biho) Yasuomi Kishi (Studio Biho) Yasushi Mito (Studio Biho) Yumiko Narita (Studio Biho) Yūta Chimoto (Studio Biho) Color design: Jin Hibino Cooperation: Isao Ishikawa (Quaras) Editing: Kazuhiko Seki Editing Desk: Takayuki Tabata Ending Director: Ryōki Kamitsubo (ED1 (ep 7 ver.), ED3, ED4) Episode Direction Cooperation: Toshimasa Suzuki (ep 10) Finish Animation: Izumi Takizawa (DIGITAL@SHAFT) Jin Hibino (DIGITAL@SHAFT) Kanako Satō (DIGITAL@SHAFT) Kensuke Katsu (DIGITAL@SHAFT) Yasuko Watanabe (DIGITAL@SHAFT) In-Between Animation: Ayako Satō (Trans Arts) Chie Hashimoto (Trans Arts) Chie Sekiguchi (SHAFT) Daisuke Sakō (Trans Arts) Eisuke Kokado (SHAFT) Eriko Itō (Trans Arts) Fumi Hirai (Trans Arts) Genki Matsumoto (SHAFT) Hiromi Imanaka (Trans Arts) Hiroyuki Hojo (Trans Arts) Kantaro Suzuki (Trans Arts) Miyuki Arai (Trans Arts) Mizue Kuwamoto (SHAFT) Reina Tsuchiya (SHAFT) Yasue Katori (SHAFT) Yuka Tanabe (Trans Arts) Key Animation: Akihisa Takano (OP; 5 episodes eps 1-2, 7, 10, 12 )Akira Tabata (eps 1, 8) Asuka Shimizu (ep 5) Chie Kanemori (ep 2) Chiyoko Sakamoto (ep 1) Daiki Handa (ep 10) Eiki Arasato (ep 12) Fumiyasu Saitō (ep 3) Genichirō Abe (OP; eps 1-2, 7, 12) Hatsue Nakayama (ep 4) Hideaki Matsuoka (ep 3) Hideki Furukawa (ep 4) Hidetoshi Ōmori (eps 6, 9) Hideyuki Yoshida (eps 4, 9) Hironobu Kobayashi (ep 2) Hiroshi Oikawa (eps 3, 8) Hiroyuki Ōkaji (OP; eps 1, 7) Hiroyuki Uehara (ep 3) Hiroyuki Yoshida (4 episodes eps 2, 4, 10, 12 )Hiyo Kumohara (ep 10) Jiro Murakami (eps 3, 8) Kanta Suzuki (eps 4, 9) Kazuhiko Ishii (ep 10) Kazuhiro Ōta (OP) Kazuki Nakamoto (ep 1) Kazunori Ozawa (eps 6, 9, 11) Kazuya Shiotsuki (OP; 4 episodes eps 1, 7, 10, 12 )Kei Tsushima (ep 5) Keiichi Sano (ep 4) Keiko Yamamoto (ep 10) Keita Hagio (ep 2) Keita Shimizu (eps 4, 9) Ken Mukaigawara (eps 5, 12) Ken'ichi Fukuhara (ep 10) Ken'ichi Yamagata (ep 5) Kenichirou Okamoto (eps 4, 9) Kōsuke Murayama (ep 12) Mamoru Tamiya (eps 3, 8) Masaki Miyauchi (ep 3) Masaki Takei (eps 1-2) Masami Yoshioka (eps 2, 9) Masana Yumura (ep 4) Masato Numazu (ep 3) Masayuki Kouda (ep 1) Masayuki Yoshiki (ep 7) Mayo Koike (ep 4) Miho Ayabe (OP; 4 episodes eps 1, 5, 10, 12 )Misako Izumi (eps 2, 4-5, 12) Miwako Tobita (eps 3, 8) Naoto Yoshida (ep 9) Narumi Takahashi (ep 3) Nobuhiro Sugiyama (ep 1) Noriko Yamashita (ep 2) Rumiko Umemoto (eps 1, 12) Ryo Imamura (OP; ep 4) Shigeki Sunada (eps 2, 12) Shigenori Inami (ep 2) Shin Wakabayashi (ep 1) Shingo Tamaki (6 episodes eps 1, 4, 7, 10-12 )Shirabe Kobayashi (ep 2) Shūji Miyazaki (eps 6, 11) Tadafumi Yamazaki (eps 3, 8) Takayuki Chiba (eps 2, 5) Takehiro Hamatsu (ep 1) Takeo Yoshioka (eps 4, 6, 9) Takeshi Higashimurayama (eps 10, 12) Tatsuya Ichikawa (ep 6) Tatsuyuki Maeda (eps 4, 6, 11) Tetsuo Hirakawa (ep 2) Toshi Takahashi (OP; eps 1-2, 5) Toshiyuki Satō (eps 6, 9) Yasuko Suzuki (ep 8) Yi Cheol Sung (ep 10) Yoshiaki Itō (OP) Yoshinori Deno (ep 8) Yoshito Narimatsu (eps 5, 12) Yōsuke Imakubo (ep 5) Young Jae Kim (eps 3, 8) Yukinobu Yamada (ep 8) Yuko Kimura (eps 5, 12) Yuko Okamoto (eps 2, 9) Yumi Shimizu (ep 12) Yūta Ōtaka (ep 2) Yuya Kishi (ep 3) Zen Nagata (OP; 5 episodes eps 1-2, 5, 10, 12 )Manga Illustration: Mimei Kuroi (eps 2-6, 12) Opening Director: Shin Ōnuma Photography: Chisato Asai (Trans Arts) Hiroki Sekido (Trans Arts) Hitomi Tsukanome (DIGITAL@SHAFT) Il Min Park (Trans Arts) Keiji Kittaka (Trans Arts) Kenichi Dai (Trans Arts) Kenji Kuwabara (Trans Arts) Kwang-Jun Kim (Trans Arts) Rei Egami (DIGITAL@SHAFT) Shinichiro Eto (DIGITAL@SHAFT) Shinya Kobayashi (Trans Arts) Shoko Nakata (Trans Arts) Takayuki Aizu (DIGITAL@SHAFT) Takayuki Kizen (Trans Arts) Takayuki Nakano (Trans Arts) Tsuyoshi Shimura (Trans Arts) Yoshiyuki Kanazawa (DIGITAL@SHAFT) Preview Illustration: Aoi Nanase (ep 1) Hekiru Hikawa (ep 8) Makako Matsushita (ep 6) Mako Aboshi (ep 2) Masaki Takei (ep 5) Mitsuishi Shona (ep 3) Naru Nanao (ep 11) Poyoyon Rock (ep 4) Rakko (ep 6) Tatsuya Yūki (ep 3) Tsubasu Izumi (ep 7) Ume Aoki (ep 9) Yōsai Kūchū (ep 10) Production Advancement: Kazumasa Amitani (eps 1, 12) Kazunori Ichimura (ep 3) Ken'ichi Nagamatsu (eps 4, 9) Rie Itō (ep 8) Shuichi Sudo (ep 5) Tarō Tazono (eps 6, 11) Toshihiro Muromachi (eps 2, 7) Yoshitaka Masaki (ep 10) Yōta Hori (ep 10) Production Assistant: Yoshiki Maki Production Desk: Kimihito Tagami Production producer: Shigeyuki Amemiya Recording: Yasushi Nagura Setting Production: Yōta Hori Sound Effects: Hidemi Tanaka Sound Production Manager: Yoshimi Sugiyama Supervision: Akiyuki Simbo Theme Song Composition: Tenmon Theme Song Lyrics: Nobukazu Sakai (ED) Theme Song Performance: ELISA (OP,ED2) Hiroko Taguchi (ED1) Junko Okada Natsumi Yanase Yumiko Nakajima (ED5) | Hiro Shimono as Hiroko Taguchi as Junko Okada as Motoki Takagi as Natsumi Yanase as Kaori Nobiki as Kenji Hamada as Kōichi Tōchika as Mai Goto as Sayaka Aoki as Yūki Tai as Yumiko Nakajima as Tsubasa Yonaga as | |||
2nd Key Animation: ARCTURUS (ep 5) Ashi Productions (ep 3) Dōga Kōbō (ep 5) Frontline (eps 10, 12) Hayashi (eps 4, 6, 11) KURENAIGUMI (ep 5) Last House (ep 12) Minamimachi Bugyōsho (ep 3) Mouse (4 episodes eps 3, 5, 10, 12 )Nakamura Production (ep 5) Satelight (ep 8) Studio Create (ep 3) Studio Pastoral (eps 1, 10, 12) TNK (eps 5, 10, 12) Trans Arts Co. (ep 1) Wish (ep 3) Animation Production: SHAFT Broadcaster: AT-X (2007-10-22) Chiba Television (2007-10-06) KBS Kyoto (2007-10-09) Sun TV (2007-10-09) Television Kanagawa (2007-10-06) Television Saitama Co., Ltd. (2007-10-08) Distributor: Geneon Entertainment, Inc. Editing: Seki Editing Studio Finishing Cooperation: AIC (ep 3) cube A motion (eps 3, 8) DEXS (eps 1, 12) FILM TIMES (ep 5) Frontline (eps 1, 5, 8, 12) G&G Direction (ep 3) glgl dongman (ep 10) Hayashi (10 episodes eps 1-2, 4-7, 9-12 )Satelight (ep 8) Studio Elle (eps 1, 7) Studio Step (ep 3) Triple A (ep 3) In-Between Cooperation: AIC Takarazuka (eps 1, 3) cube A motion (eps 3, 8) DEXS (eps 1, 12) FILM TIMES (ep 5) Frontline (eps 1, 5, 8, 12) G&G Direction (ep 3) glgl dongman (ep 10) Hayashi (10 episodes eps 1-2, 4-7, 9-12 )Satelight (ep 8) Triple A (ep 3) Online Editing: Q-Tec Original Creator: minori Production: ef Production Committe Frontier Works Geneon Universal Entertainment Kitty minori MOVIC NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Rondo Robe SHAFT Recording Studio: Studio Gong Title Logo Design: SHIRONAGASU WORKS Video Editing: Q-Tec | ||||
ADR Director: Christopher Ayres ADR Script: Christopher Ayres Producer: David Del Rio (Complete Series Collection Version) Griffin Vance (2020 release) John Ledford (Complete Series Collection Version & 2020 release) Art Manager: Larry Koteff (2020 release) BD Authoring: David Williams Joel McCray (Complete Series Collection Version & 2020 release) Ryan Anthony (2020 release) Media Coordinator: Janice Williams Menu Design: Larry Koteff Mixing: Brent Marshall Packaging Design: Larry Koteff Production: Crystal Ruiz (2020 release) Janice Williams (2020 release) Joey Goubeaud (2020 release) Son Phan Le (2020 release) Production Assistant: Alexandra Bedford (2020 release) Bryson Baugus (2020 release) Dwayne Jones E.W. Rector, III (All releases) Iman Kibble (2020 release) Kayla King Luke La Padula (2020 release) Mariana Valverde (2020 release) Ned Gayle (2020 release) Paul Mericle (2020 release) Ryan Anthony (2020 release) Production Coordination: April Walker (Complete Series Collection Version) Janice Williams (2020 release) Production manager: Joey Goubeaud Luke Patterson (Complete Series Collection Version) Son Phan Le (2020 release) QC Manager: Crystal Ruiz (2020 release) Sound Design: Brent Marshall Subtitle Script Assistance: B. Huang Dong (Complete Series Collection Version) Subtitle Timing: Cayla Coats (Complete Series Collection Version) Christopher Williams Jordan Hemann (2020 release) Luke Patterson (Complete Series Collection Version) Supervising Translator: Natalie Jones (2020 release) Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch | Brittney Karbowski as Clint Bickham as Greg Ayres as Luci Christian as Monica Rial as Allison Sumrall as Carli Mosier as Chris Patton as David Matranga as Hilary Haag as Illich Guardiola as Tiffany Grant as Christopher Ayres as E.W. Rector, III as Luci Christian as Samantha Stevens as | |||
Blu-ray Production: Sentai Studios (2020 release) Production: Sentai Filmworks (Complete Series Collection Version) Seraphim Digital (Original release & Complete Series Collection Version) Translation: JN Productions | ||||
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