Unboxing [US]: ef ~ A Tale of Melodies - Complete Collection (Blu-ray)

My Rightstuf packages have finally arrived and I am excited to show them to everyone. They may not be the most popular of such but I got them all on a very good deal. For the third item Rightstuf also reduced the set to as low as $9.99, just wow.

Here's what the set has to offer.

ef ~ A Tale of Melodies is the second season of two from studio SHAFT that adapts the ef ~ A Fairy Tale of the Two visual novel. Like I said with ef ~ A Tale of Memories, I don't know exactly what games the anime series have adapted (as apparently it covers both games for each season) but I've heard very good reception to both seasons. ef is a romantic drama type series where the main character has a love triangle of sorts. I'm playing the visual novel (and I still haven't finished it as of this post) so I can't give out an opinion just yet for the anime shows but I can see myself enjoying this series as much as I did with the original.

This set from Sentai Filmworks is pretty much barebones as it's your typical simple Blu-ray release. There are 2 Blu-ray discs that cover the entire 12 episode season and only creditless opening and closing animations. The subtitles are unlockable and the discs were in fact re-authored for Hanabee in Australia so they are indeed Region B compatible (the first print run was Region A only).

Blu-ray Specs:

Languages: Japanese, English

Audio: DTS-HD MA 2.0 [Japanese], DTS-HD MA 2.0 [English]

Video: 1080p HD Native 16:9

Region: A, B

Subtitles: English [On-Screen/Lyrics], English [Japanese language]

Subtitles Locked: No

Discs: 2

Plot Synopsis (via Back Cover):

The sequel to ef ~ A Tale of Memories!

Shuichi Kuze's been spending time with Mizuki Hayama, and as they've been getting to know each other, they've been growing closer. Sadly, Kuze discovers that he's contracted a fatal illness and decides to break all romantic ties for the little time left to him. Before he can break things off, however, Mizuki tells him that she loves him. Will her declaration change Kuze's mind?

In another city, in the not-so-distant past, Yuu Himura meets a girl who seems to know him, but he doesn't know her. Soon enough, he remembers Yuko Amamiya, a girl he met long ago, and begins to rediscover the depth of their feelings for each other. Will Yuko's love reach across time to find her true love once and for all? Kuze and Mizuki, Yu and Yuko... Intertwining fate, tragic, bittersweet and beautiful.

Extra Content:

Clean Opening and Closing Animation

ef ~ A Tale of Memories is available on Blu-ray and DVD from Sentai Filmworks, and it's also available as a complete set with Melodies as ef ~ A Tale of Memories & Melodies.