Episodic

The story seemed pretty innocent so far, didn’t it? Considering the genre, as well as the first season, we all knew that a few heartbreaking twists were bound to come at some point – forgotten memories, a painful childhood, something of the sort. We’ve seen these things all too many times in Key anime to be surprised any more. On top of that, I myself assumed (and hoped) that we would get another awesome love triangle in the second season, because even though my choice was made from the first episode, I throughly enjoyed – in a perfectly ordinary manner – watching Kei and Miyako fight over Hiro. It added a little flair to an otherwise ordinary plot, and the romance overtones are something that can bring me to watch almost anything.

But this…this isn’t ordinary. Nor is it cliche, or romantic, or in any way moe. This is one of the best episodes of anime I’ve ever seen in my life, and this is serious business.

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Things progress quickly in the world of ef – which is only natural, I suppose, considering we’ve only got 12 episodes to cover a pair of dramatic love stories worthy of the greatest Key games and Shinkai films. The only thing better than a show with incredible content is a show with incredible content that never gets boring; and ever since the start of the season, the new episode of melodies has been the highlight of my week (however sad that sounds), so I think it’s safe to say that the show has accomplished the latter for at least one person.

But I digress: what are you waiting for? Read more to hear about minori’s sad girls guy in Australia.

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I know I said this already, but really, this show is brilliant. Only two episodes in, and I’m already smitten – the animation is absolutely beautiful, the characters are unusual yet likeable, and the Shinbo/SHAFT combo is doing everything that we’d expect them to do. This week, we see further into Yu’s mind and his history with Yuuko – as well as the bizarre yet intruguing relationship between Mizuki and Kuze.

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