ef - a tale of memories (finished)
Wow, I've never seen such a cliched storyline that worked out so amazingly well. You have a love triangle for romance drama, multiple character breakdowns for character development, like 5 mentors to point lead characters in the right direction and about two million metaphorical devices. But what made the series great was the plot twists and how two storylines and six lead characters were all related to one another in their goals and dreams.
There's Miyako, the story's generic tsundere. Being all girly-girly made her annoying at first also gave her another layer to her character. Even her breakdown was unique - there were no tears, there was no screaming, there was no yelling, there were no things getting thrown in the air and broken.
There's Kei, the story's generic yandere. Overly caring of Hirono ultimately lead Hirono's story arc into it's climax and pushing her into a forced love triangle. Which worked out for the story otherwise Hirono's story arc would've gone on without drama and heartbreak. In addition, Hirono would've remained the same unchanged person he was had Kyosuke not seen Kei breakdown.
Chihiro - possibly the saddest character due to her condition next to Misuzu from Air and Nana from Elfen Lied. Using anterograde amnesia as a plot device is a pretty cliche but that was why Renji's arc was as dramatic as it was. Ultimately made Renji as the character who went through the most emotional pain (twice).
Overall, what made it awesome was the plot twists and unexpected decisions of the characters. Especially Chihiro's little notes she leaves for her future self. Just when you think they live happily ever after, the characters and circumstances takes a turn to make you rage. Emotional roller coaster.
Cool story, bro.
Wow, I've never seen such a cliched storyline that worked out so amazingly well. You have a love triangle for romance drama, multiple character breakdowns for character development, like 5 mentors to point lead characters in the right direction and about two million metaphorical devices. But what made the series great was the plot twists and how two storylines and six lead characters were all related to one another in their goals and dreams.
There's Miyako, the story's generic tsundere. Being all girly-girly made her annoying at first also gave her another layer to her character. Even her breakdown was unique - there were no tears, there was no screaming, there was no yelling, there were no things getting thrown in the air and broken.
There's Kei, the story's generic yandere. Overly caring of Hirono ultimately lead Hirono's story arc into it's climax and pushing her into a forced love triangle. Which worked out for the story otherwise Hirono's story arc would've gone on without drama and heartbreak. In addition, Hirono would've remained the same unchanged person he was had Kyosuke not seen Kei breakdown.
Chihiro - possibly the saddest character due to her condition next to Misuzu from Air and Nana from Elfen Lied. Using anterograde amnesia as a plot device is a pretty cliche but that was why Renji's arc was as dramatic as it was. Ultimately made Renji as the character who went through the most emotional pain (twice).
Overall, what made it awesome was the plot twists and unexpected decisions of the characters. Especially Chihiro's little notes she leaves for her future self. Just when you think they live happily ever after, the characters and circumstances takes a turn to make you rage. Emotional roller coaster.
Cool story, bro.