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ef - a tale of memories. ~prologue~

ef: a tale of memories. - prologue

The prologue for ef - a tale of memories, released on a separate DVD two months before the premiere of the TV series.

Names

Originalef - a tale of memories. ~prologue~ (latin)
Romajief: a tale of memories. - prologue
English—

Facts

FormatSpecial · 1 ep · 4 min · 0h total
Aired2007-08-24 (Summer 2007)
StatusFINISHED
StudioShaft
SourceVisual novel
OriginJapan (Anime)
GenresDramaMusic
ThemesTwins

Reception

Community score6.64 / 10
Bayesian score6.96 / 10
Composite44.3
On lists8,110
Favourited14 (0.2%)
Completion94.8%
Drop rate1.2%
In backlog36.5%
Score spread σ1.71

Score distribution

13323437041135411657978758468920810145

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonSummer 2007D35 of 45
StudioShaftE94 of 110
Source materialVisual novelC129 of 266
Year2007D183 of 234
GenreMusicD331 of 428
FormatSpecialD620 of 872
LengthShort-formD685 of 1,250
EraLate 2000sD893 of 1,149
Season (all years)SummerD1,216 of 1,662
GenreDramaE1,600 of 1,917
OriginJapanD5,274 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorShouhei Uchimura, Nobuhiro Sugiyama
Character designNaru Nanao
MusicTenmon
Original creatorminori, Naru Nanao

Franchise — ef - a tale of memories.

B
ef - a tale of memories.
ef ~ A Tale of Memories
2007TV series57.6
B
ef - a tale of melodies.
ef ~ A Tale of Melodies
2008TV series60.1
D
ef - a tale of memories. ~Recollections~
ef ~ A Tale of Melodies - Recollections
2008Special47.9
D
ef - a tale of melodies. ~prologue~
ef: a tale of melodies. - prologue
2008Special46.6

Related

RelationYearTitle
sequel2007ef ~ A Tale of Memories

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