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ef: a tale of memories (TV)

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Alternative title:
Эф - история воспоминаний (Russian)
에프 - 어 테일 오브 메모리즈 (Korean)
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: 2499 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 909 votes (sub:778, dub:74, raw:11, ?:6, others:40
24 Spanish subtitled
3 French subtitled
3 Russian subtitled
3 Portuguese subtitled
2 German subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Russian dubbed
1 Korean subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 628 votes (sub:525, dub:58, raw:6, ?:3, others:36
13 Spanish subtitled
12 Russian subtitled
4 Portuguese subtitled
3 French subtitled
2 German subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Very good: 446 votes (sub:380, dub:41, raw:3, ?:2, others:20
10 Spanish subtitled
3 French subtitled
2 Italian subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Good: 259 votes (sub:211, dub:32, raw:2, ?:1, others:13
8 Spanish subtitled
2 Korean subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Decent: 112 votes (sub:97, dub:9, raw:2, ?:1, others:3
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 64 votes (sub:51, dub:8, ?:1, raw:1, others:3
1 Czech subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 26 votes (sub:23, dub:2, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 28 votes (sub:24, dub:2, raw:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Bad: 13 votes (sub:9, dub:3, others:1
1 Spanish edited dub
)
 Awful: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Worst ever: 9 votes (sub:7, raw:1, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
Seen in part or in whole by 3872 users, rank: #246 (of 9785)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.537 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 1.7011, rank: #158 (of 9927)
Weighted mean: 8.392 (Very good+), rank: #212 (of 9927) (seen all: 8.53 / seen some: 6.59 / won't finish: 3.90)
Bayesian estimate: 8.387 (Very good+), rank: #100 (of 7497)
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)
Trivia: We have 14
Review:
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    ef ~ a tale of memories & melodies. - complete series collection (Blu-ray) 2014-12-09 (from $22.00)
    ef ~ a tale of memories & melodies. - collector's edition [SteelBook] (Blu-ray) 2020-11-24 (from $47.00)
    ef: A Tale of Memories - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2012-01-31 (from $55.98)
DVD (Region 1)
    ef ~ a tale of memories & melodies. - complete series collection (DVD) 2014-12-09 (from $36.00)
    ef: A Tale of Memories - Complete Collection (DVD) 2012-01-31 (from $39.95)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Shin Ōnuma
Series Composition: Katsuhiko Takayama
Screenplay:
Katsuhiko Takayama (eps 1-12)
Storyboard:
Hiroyuki Shimazu (ep 9)
Keizō Kusakawa (eps 5, 8, 12)
Kenichi Ishikura (ep 10)
Ryouki Kamitsubo (ep 3)
Shin Ōnuma (OP; eps 1, 7, 12)
Shuuji 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)
Ryouki Kamitsubo (ep 4)
Shin Ōnuma (eps 1-2, 7, 12)
Shuuji Miyazaki (eps 6, 11)
Yoshihiro Mori (ep 9)
Unit Director: Shin Ōnuma (OP)
Original creator:
Mikage
Yu Kagami
Original Character Design:
2C=Galore (Male characters)
Naru Nanao
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)
Shuuji 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: Ryouki 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 Saito (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)
Shuuji 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 Hiro Hirono
Hiroko Taguchi as Miyako Miyamura
Junko Okada as Kei Shindō
Motoki Takagi as Renji Asō
Natsumi Yanase as Chihiro Shindō

Kaori Nobiki as Emi Izumi
Kenji Hamada as Shūichi Kuze
Kōichi Tōchika as Yū Himura
Mai Goto as Mizuki Hayama
Sayaka Aoki as Sumire Asō
Yūki Tai as Kyōsuke Tsutsumi
Yumiko Nakajima as Yūko Amamiya

Tsubasa Yonaga as Staff A (eps 2-3)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
ARCTURUS (ep 5)
Ashi Productions (ep 3)
Doga Kobo (ep 5)
Frontline (eps 10, 12)
Hayashi (eps 4, 6, 11)
KURENAIGUMI (ep 5)
Last House (ep 12)
Minamimachi Bugyosho (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
Background Art:
Bihou, Inc.
SON-MY VIETNAM
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)
Finish Animation:
DIGITAL@SHAFT (eps 1-2, 4-12)
Trans Arts Co. (ep 3)
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)
Key Animation:
FILM TIMES (ep 5)
Satelight (ep 8)
Wish (ep 8)
Key Animation Cooperation:
KMU (ep 10)
Studio Pastoral (ep 2)
Online Editing: Q-Tec
Original Creator: minori
Photography:
DIGITAL@SHAFT
Trans Arts Co. (eps 3, 8, 12)
Production Cooperation:
Studio Pastoral (eps 4, 6, 9, 11)
Trans Arts Co. (eps 3, 8)
Recording Studio: Studio Gong
Title Logo Design: SHIRONAGASU WORKS
Video Editing: Q-Tec
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Christopher Ayres
ADR Script: Christopher Ayres
Executive producer:
Eiichi Takahashi
John Ledford
Toru Iwakami (2020 release)
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)
Audio Engineer:
Cesar Inserny
Stanley Thomas (eps 6, 12)
BD Authoring:
David Williams
Joel McCray (Complete Series Collection Version & 2020 release)
Ryan Anthony (2020 release)
DVD Authoring:
Joel McCray (Complete Series Collection Version)
Neal Barnes
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 Kei Shindou
Clint Bickham as Renji Asou
Greg Ayres as Hiro Hirono
Luci Christian as Miyako Miyamura
Monica Rial as Chihiro Shindou

Allison Sumrall as Emi Izumi
Carli Mosier as Yuko Amamiya
Chris Patton as Kyosuke Tsutsumi
David Matranga as Yu Himura
Hilary Haag as Mizuki Hayama
Illich Guardiola as Shuichi Kuze
Tiffany Grant as Sumire Asou

Allison Sumrall as
Kyosuke's Mother (ep 5)
Operator (eps 7-8)
Christopher Ayres as Member B (eps 2-3, 12)
E.W. Rector, III as Member A (eps 2-3, 12)
Luci Christian as Young Kyosuke (ep 5)
Samantha Stevens as School Announcement (ep 8)
English companies
Blu-ray Production: Sentai Studios (2020 release)
Distributor:
MVM (UK & Ireland)
Section23 Films (North America)
Internet Streaming:
Crunchyroll (USA & Canada.)
HIDIVE (Subtitled & Dubbed)
iTunes
The Anime Network
Licensed by:
Hanabee Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Sentai Filmworks
Production:
Sentai Filmworks (Complete Series Collection Version)
Seraphim Digital (Original release & Complete Series Collection Version)
Translation: JN Productions

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