<s>
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Two	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
two-part	O
adult	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
series	O
by	O
Minori	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Female	O
character	O
design	O
was	O
by	O
Naru	O
Nanao	O
of	O
Da	B-Application
Capo	I-Application
fame	O
,	O
while	O
male	O
character	O
design	O
was	O
by	O
2C	O
Galore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
,	O
a	O
manga	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
overall	O
story	O
was	O
serialized	O
between	O
2005	O
and	O
2015	O
starting	O
in	O
Dengeki	O
Comic	O
Gao	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
transferred	O
to	O
Dengeki	O
Daioh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
12-episode	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
titled	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Shaft	O
and	O
aired	O
between	O
October	O
and	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
titled	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Melodies	I-Application
aired	O
12	O
episodes	O
between	O
October	O
and	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sentai	O
Filmworks	O
licensed	O
both	O
Ef	B-Application
anime	O
series	O
for	O
American	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
four	O
protagonists	O
,	O
two	O
in	O
each	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
and	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
protagonist	O
is	O
paired	O
with	O
a	O
heroine	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
scenario	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
PC	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
visual	O
novels	O
includes	O
scenes	O
with	O
sexual	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
scenes	O
are	O
removed	O
or	O
modified	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Ef	B-Application
,	O
Minori	O
attempted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
movie-like	O
experience	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
animated	O
two-dimensional	O
computer	O
graphics	O
presented	O
from	O
various	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
presenting	O
the	O
visuals	O
straight-on	O
with	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
image	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
being	O
the	O
main	O
focus	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
images	O
in	O
the	O
Ef	B-Application
series	O
are	O
off-center	O
and	O
appear	O
closer	O
to	O
"	O
event	O
"	O
computer	O
graphics	O
(	O
CGs	O
)	O
in	O
typical	O
visual	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Two	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
two	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
part	O
is	O
titled	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
and	O
primarily	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Hiro	O
Hirono	O
,	O
Miyako	O
Miyamura	O
,	O
Kyosuke	O
Tsutsumi	O
,	O
Kei	O
Shindo	O
,	O
and	O
Yuko	O
Amamiya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
,	O
which	O
primarily	O
deals	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Renji	O
Aso	O
,	O
Chihiro	O
Shindo	O
,	O
Shuichi	O
Kuze	O
,	O
Mizuki	O
Hayama	O
,	O
and	O
Yu	O
Himura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bringing	O
the	O
two	O
parts	O
together	O
forms	O
the	O
all-encompassing	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Two	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yuko	O
hints	O
of	O
events	O
that	O
are	O
revealed	O
throughout	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Two	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Their	O
talk	O
ends	O
with	O
allusions	O
to	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
begins	O
once	O
again	O
with	O
Yuko	O
Amamiya	O
and	O
Yu	O
Himura	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
a	O
reunion	O
in	O
a	O
church	O
during	O
Christmas	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuko	O
tells	O
Yu	O
how	O
she	O
has	O
influenced	O
people	O
in	O
two	O
separate	O
stories	O
(	O
from	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
meaning	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
title	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Two	I-Application
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
connection	O
with	O
Yuko	O
and	O
Yu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chihiro	O
is	O
the	O
younger	O
twin	O
sister	O
of	O
Kei	O
Shindo	O
from	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
heroine	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
story	O
progresses	O
and	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
is	O
written	O
,	O
Renji	O
soon	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
novel	O
is	O
an	O
allegory	B-Algorithm
for	O
Chihiro	O
's	O
life	O
and	O
how	O
she	O
sees	O
the	O
world	O
around	O
her	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
her	O
limited	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
been	O
studying	O
abroad	O
in	O
Germany	O
for	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
comes	O
back	O
to	O
where	O
Ef'''s	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
for	O
Ef	B-Application
started	O
in	O
2004	O
headed	O
by	O
Nobukazu	O
Sakai	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
nbkz	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
producer	O
for	O
Minori	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
for	O
Ef	B-Application
was	O
Mikage	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
scenario	O
writers	O
along	O
with	O
Yū	O
Kagami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
design	O
for	O
Ef	B-Application
was	O
headed	O
by	O
two	O
artists	O
,	O
Naru	O
Nanao	O
who	O
drew	O
the	O
female	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
2C	O
Galore	O
who	O
drew	O
the	O
males	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
in	O
the	O
Ef	B-Application
series	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Tenmon	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
sole	O
composer	O
for	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
accompanied	O
by	O
Eiichirō	O
Yanagi	O
for	O
additional	O
music	O
used	O
in	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
cost	O
Minori	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
yen	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
Ef	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
disc	O
entitled	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
First	O
Fan	O
Disc	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
during	O
Comiket	O
72	O
between	O
August	O
11	O
and	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
;	O
the	O
disc	O
,	O
playable	O
on	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
was	O
later	O
sold	O
in	O
retail	O
stores	O
starting	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disc	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
normal	O
visual	O
novels	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
contain	O
adult	B-Application
content	O
,	O
and	O
offered	O
a	O
glimpse	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Ef	B-Application
,	O
though	O
only	O
touched	O
on	O
points	O
from	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MangaGamer	O
released	O
both	O
games	O
in	O
English	O
:	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
and	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
demo	O
of	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
is	O
available	O
via	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
at	O
com	O
's	O
special	O
website	O
for	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
First	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
fan	O
disc	O
entitled	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
Second	O
Fan	O
Mix	O
,	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
at	O
during	O
Comiket	O
73	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
;	O
the	O
disc	O
,	O
playable	O
on	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
was	O
later	O
sold	O
in	O
retail	O
stores	O
starting	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
combining	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
and	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
published	O
by	O
Comfort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
titled	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Two	I-Application
began	O
serialization	O
in	O
the	O
April	O
2005	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
shōnen	O
manga	O
magazine	O
Dengeki	O
Comic	O
Gao	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
24	O
short	O
side-stories	O
in	O
a	O
light	O
novel	O
form	O
were	O
serialized	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Another	O
Tale	O
in	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
's	O
seinen	O
magazine	O
Comptiq	O
between	O
the	O
July	O
2006	O
and	O
July	O
2008	O
issues	O
sold	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2006	O
and	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chapters	O
of	O
Another	O
Tale	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
volume	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
entitled	O
Another	O
Tales	O
..	O
Another	O
two	O
separate	O
light	O
novels	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
general	O
title	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Two	I-Application
,	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Fujimi	O
Shobo	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ef	B-Application
series	O
,	O
encompassing	O
the	O
visual	O
novels	O
and	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
Minori	O
title	O
to	O
receive	O
coverage	O
in	O
an	O
entire	O
issue	O
of	O
Dengeki	O
G	O
's	O
Festival	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
information	O
pertaining	O
to	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Two	I-Application
and	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
an	O
ergonomic	O
mousepad	B-Language
,	O
a	O
small	O
cell	O
phone	O
cleaner	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
attach	O
to	O
a	O
cell	O
phone	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
ID	O
card/pass	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
Internet	O
radio	O
shows	O
for	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Two	I-Application
The	O
first	O
,	O
entitled	O
,	O
was	O
broadcast	O
between	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2006	O
to	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
every	O
Friday	O
and	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Onsen	O
,	O
Cospa	O
,	O
and	O
Minori	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
prologue	O
for	O
an	O
Ef	B-Application
anime	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
,	O
aired	O
12	O
episodes	O
on	O
Chiba	O
TV	O
between	O
October	O
7	O
and	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
the	O
script	O
for	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
was	O
finished	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
's	O
production	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
anime	O
from	O
the	O
viewer	O
's	O
standpoint	O
,	O
Shin	O
Oonuma	O
himself	O
never	O
read	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
season	O
entitled	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Melodies	I-Application
aired	O
12	O
episodes	O
between	O
October	O
7	O
and	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
license	O
holding	O
company	O
Sentai	O
Filmworks	O
licensed	O
both	O
Ef	B-Application
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DVD	O
and	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
box	O
sets	O
of	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
with	O
an	O
English	O
dub	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Melodies	I-Application
box	O
sets	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
theme	O
song	O
for	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
is	O
by	O
Hitomi	O
Harada	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
maxi	O
single	O
called	O
"	O
Eternal	O
Feather	O
"	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
,	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
Emotional	O
Flutter	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
Ever	O
Forever	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
single	O
containing	O
the	O
two	O
themes	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Two	I-Application
original	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Alato	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
containing	O
three	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
released	O
by	O
Comfort	O
will	O
include	O
an	O
image	O
song	O
CD	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
contain	O
a	O
song	O
called	O
"	O
Echt	O
Forgather	O
"	O
by	O
Hitomi	O
Harada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
theme	O
for	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
,	O
starting	O
with	O
episode	O
three	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Euphoric	O
Field	O
"	O
by	O
Tenmon	O
featuring	O
Elisa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
theme	O
of	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Melodies	I-Application
is	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Ebullient	O
Future	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
by	O
Tenmon	O
featuring	O
Elisa	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
sixth	O
episode	O
featuring	O
the	O
instrumental	O
version	O
and	O
episode	O
eleven	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
verse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
singles	O
for	O
"	O
Ebullient	O
Future	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Egao	O
no	O
Chikara	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
entitled	O
"	O
Fermata	O
by	O
Mizuki	O
Hayama	O
"	O
)	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
the	O
single	O
for	O
"	O
Negai	O
no	O
Kakera	O
"	O
(	O
entitled	O
"	O
Fine	B-Application
by	O
Yuko	O
Amamiya	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
October	O
2007	O
issue	O
of	O
Dengeki	O
G	O
's	O
Magazine	O
,	O
poll	O
results	O
for	O
the	O
fifty	O
best	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
249	O
titles	O
,	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Two	I-Application
ranked	O
23rd	O
with	O
11	O
votes	O
,	O
tying	O
with	O
Muv-Luv	O
Alternative	O
and	O
Snow	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ef	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
highest	O
selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
December	O
2006	O
on	O
Getchu.com,	O
and	O
dropped	O
to	O
19th	O
in	O
the	O
ranking	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
widely	O
sold	O
game	O
of	O
2006	O
on	O
Getchu.com	O
despite	O
it	O
being	O
released	O
with	O
a	O
little	O
over	O
a	O
week	O
left	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
PC	B-Device
News	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
was	O
the	O
fifth-highest	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
2006	O
with	O
40,843	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
the	O
national	O
ranking	O
of	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
amount	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Tale	O
premiered	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
,	O
and	O
ranked	O
twice	O
more	O
at	O
number	O
five	O
and	O
32	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
mid-April	O
to	O
mid-May	O
2008	O
,	O
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
ranked	O
fourth	O
in	O
national	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
pre-orders	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ef	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Latter	O
Tale	O
ranked	O
first	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
national	O
sales	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
ranked	O
at	O
30th	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
ranking	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theron	O
Martin	O
of	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
edition	O
of	O
Ef	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
for	O
not	O
resorting	O
to	O
"	O
even	O
a	O
whiff	O
of	O
the	O
supernatural	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
which	O
characters	O
behave	O
as	O
"	O
largely	O
believable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
