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
Manga
Written byMikage
Yū Kagami
Illustrated byJuri Miyabi
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineDengeki Comic Gao! (former)
Dengeki Daioh
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 2005 – March 2015
Volumes10
Light novel
Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two Another Tale
Written byMikage
Yū Kagami
Illustrated byNaru Nanao
2C Galore
Mitsuishi Shōna
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineComptiq
DemographicMale
Original runJuly 2006 – July 2008
Volumes1
Video game
DeveloperMinori
Publisher
GenreEroge, Visual novel
PlatformWindows, PlayStation 2
ReleasedWindows
The First Tale
  • JP: December 22, 2006
  • EU: July 27, 2012
The Latter Tale
  • JP: May 30, 2008
  • EU: December 20, 2013
PlayStation 2
  • JP: April 29, 2010
Anime television series
Ef: A Tale of Memories
Directed byShin Oonuma
Produced byAkio Matsuda (Warner Bros. Japan)
Eiji Kazuma
Kozue Kaneniwa (Movic)
Mitsuteru Shibata (Frontier Works)
Mitsutoshi Kubota (Shaft)
Written byKatsuhiko Takayama
Music byTenmon
Eiichirō Yanagi
StudioShaft
Licensed by
Original networkChiba TV
TV Kanagawa
English network
Original run October 7, 2007 – December 22, 2007
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Written byYū Kagami
Illustrated byKinusa Shimotsuki
Published byFujimi Shobo
DemographicMale
PublishedOctober 25, 2007
Volumes2
Anime television series
Ef: A Tale of Melodies
Directed byShin Oonuma
Produced byAkio Matsuda (Warner Bros. Japan)
Eiji Kazuma
Kozue Kaneniwa (Movic)
Mitsuteru Shibata (Frontier Works)
Mitsutoshi Kubota (Shaft)
Written byKatsuhiko Takayama
Music byTenmon
Eiichirō Yanagi
StudioShaft
Licensed by
Original networkTV Kanagawa
English network
Original run October 7, 2008 – December 23, 2008
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two is a Japanese two-part adult visual novel series by Minori for Windows PCs and PlayStation 2.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] The English version of the two games were released in 2012 and 2013, with a physical edition containing both on separate DVD-ROMs being released in 2014. Sentai Filmworks licensed both Ef anime series for American distribution.[5]

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