Eve no Jikan (ONA) Reviews
Eve no Jikan
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Title(s): Eve no Jikan
Time of Eve
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Creator: Code, Directions, Inc., Studio Rikka
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Science Fiction
Age Group: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Vintage: July 31, 2008
Status: Completed
Summary: In the not too distant future androids have come into common usage. Taking the androids for granted, humans treat them as if they were common everyday tools, while on the other hand, some people empathize with androids due to their human-like appearance (save for a digital ring floating above their heads). This has become a social problem and these people are frowned upon as a result. Rikuo, one who has taken androids for granted for his entire life, one day discovers that Sammy, his home android, has been acting strangely and finds a strange phrase recorded in her activity log. He, along with his friend Masaki, traces Sammy's footsteps and come upon an unusual cafe. This cafe's main rule is to not discriminate between humans and androids.
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Eve no Jikan
Written by Little_Wolf-18 on September 16, 2013 at 9:26 AM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
I canā€™t help but love this series.

On the surface, ā€œEve no Jikanā€, or ā€œTime of Eveā€, is a series playing on the popular trope ā€œsoul in the shellā€ ā€“ i.e. robot/android/AI (Artificial Intelligence) with a soul, own thought processes, emotions, all that stuff. And though I personally am not particularly fond of androids, ā€œEve no Jikanā€ definitely counts among my favourites.

Long reviewā€™s long, as might have been obvious.

I mentioned the concept; and it is not utterly new. The robot/human distinction has been played upon quite a bit in anime, usually resulting in a man-vs-machine kind of setup. ā€œEve no Jikanā€ tries a different perspective, however, and does that well.

ā€œEve no Jikanā€ tells a story about humans and androids; not a love story like Chobits, but certainly one that defies the man vs. machine trope. To be exact, itā€™s about the relationships between humans and robots; the differences, possible similarities, what makes humans human and androids, well, androids. Itā€™s quite a new perspective; one that brings both a psychological and a philosophic aspect to the entire sci-fi setting--something rare in itself.

The story per se is somewhat simple, but itā€™s the way itā€™s done that is awesome. Comparably fresh; very well-written, hooking and with a couple interesting turns and revelations throughout; and definitely deep enough to evoke thoughts. Thereā€™s both psychological and philosophical aspects woven in, and where itā€™s completely serious in these matters, it can also get quite touching throughout. Somewhat sad at times, too, but I actually tend to like the serious stuff.

The characters are very well-done and only complement the storyline. They certainly arenā€™t short on personality; and everyone plays a role in the general story and for the development of the main characters. It only helps for that that everyoneā€™s likable for once, not to mention believable, and rather easy to relate to considering that weā€™re far from living with androids ;). Character development is outstanding for a short series, and certainly makes for another good hook of attention.

It only helps that the emotion gets across very well as well. The dialogue is excellent; the script flows well, gets the characters across very well, and the voice actingā€™s without faults.

The animationā€™s outstanding; clear, vivid, and especially good with anything digital, be it androids themselves or anything onscreen. The art is pretty realistic, and the music is quite good. ā€œEve no Jikanā€ knows when to hit the strings and when to keep silent, and it definitely helps the atmosphere.

ā€œEve no Jikanā€ is thought-provoking, and can get quite sad at times. So if you donā€™t like serious topics, or thinking about what youā€™ve just watched, avoid. If you like psychological or philosophical themes, however, and donā€™t mind if shows are almost free of comedic moments, Iā€™d state ā€œEve no Jikanā€ as one of the definite must-watches.

I like sci-fi as much as the next watcher, exclude giant AIs; but be it among sci-fi anime or anime in general, Iā€™m not exaggerating calling ā€œEve no Jikanā€ one of the most intriguing, well-written series Iā€™ve watched. Itā€™s interesting, unpredictable, touching, and the development of both story and characters is simply outstanding. It also plays on life, on humans and robots and their relationships, on mistakes and decisions and how everything affects someone else. The concept and storyline in itself may be slightly simple; the result certainly isnā€™t.

My only real complaint would be that ā€œEve no Jikanā€ is short. Itā€™s only six episodes long, something around 1.5-2 hours all in all, and while itā€™s as complete as can be for that, I definitely would have loved to see more of the setting. I do guess thatā€™s just my bias again, though. :)

Highly recommended for those who like a slightly more serious sci-fi story, one thatā€™s not man vs mecha, or just something to think about. Personally, Iā€™m not much into mecha, but ā€œEve no Jikanā€ defies the trope, and I love it for that.

Cheers!~
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