Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.
| Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two | |
Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two PlayStation 2 cover, which combines Ef: The First Tale and Ef: The Latter Tale into one game.
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| Genre | Drama, Romance |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Mikage Yū Kagami |
| Illustrated by | Juri Miyabi |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine |
Dengeki Comic Gao! (former) Dengeki Daioh |
| Original run | April 2005 – March 2015 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Light novel | |
| Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two Another Tale | |
| Written by | Mikage Yū Kagami |
| Illustrated by |
Naru Nanao 2C Galore Mitsuishi Shōna |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Male |
| Magazine | Comptiq |
| Original run | July 2006 – July 2008 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Game | |
| Developer | Minori |
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| Genre | Eroge, Visual novel |
| Platform | Windows, PlayStation 2 |
| Released |
Windows The First Tale The Latter Tale PlayStation 2
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| Anime television series | |
| Ef: A Tale of Memories | |
| Directed by | Shin Ōnuma |
| Studio | Shaft |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network |
Chiba TV TV Kanagawa |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 7, 2007 – December 22, 2007 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Yū Kagami |
| Illustrated by | Kinusa Shimotsuki |
| Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
| Demographic | Male |
| Published | October 25, 2007 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Ef: A Tale of Melodies | |
| Directed by | Shin Ōnuma |
| Studio | Shaft |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Kanagawa |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 7, 2008 – December 23, 2008 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two is a two-part Japanese adult visual novel series by Minori for Windows PCs. The first game in the series, Ef: The First Tale, was released on December 22, 2006, and the second game, Ef: The Latter Tale, was released on May 30, 2008. The opening video for the game was animated by Makoto Shinkai, and a majority of the music was produced by Tenmon, who has worked in the past with Shinkai and Minori. Female character design was by Naru Nanao of Da Capo fame, while male character design was by 2C Galore.
Before the release of Ef: The First Tale, a manga based on the overall story was serialized between 2005 and 2015 starting in Dengeki Comic Gao, but later transferred to Dengeki Daioh. In addition, a light novel was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq from July 2006 to July 2008. A 12-episode anime adaptation titled Ef: A Tale of Memories was produced by Shaft and aired between October and December 2007. A second season of the anime titled Ef: A Tale of Melodies aired 12 episodes between October and December 2008.
On September 26, 2010, it was announced that MangaGamer had acquired the rights of the visual novel for a worldwide English release, in partnership with the translation group No Name Losers. The English version of the two games were released in 2012 and 2013. The license holding company Sentai Filmworks licensed both Ef anime series.
The gameplay requires little interaction from the player as most of the duration of the game is spent simply reading the text that appears on the screen which represents either dialogue between the various characters or the inner thoughts of the protagonist. The player has a chance to assume the role of four protagonists, two in each Ef: The First Tale and Ef: The Latter Tale. Each protagonist is paired with a heroine, and each scenario in the original PC versions of the visual novels includes scenes with sexual content. These scenes are removed or modified in the PlayStation 2 port.
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