Time of Eve
Eve no Jikan (Japaneseイヴ の 時間), also called the subtitle Time of Eve is a six-part web anime by director Yasuhiro Yoshiura from the years 2008 and 2009. Animated by Studio Rikka and produces Directions to the anime with the sets Asimovian laws and discrimination of sentient androids apart. The series has been implemented in 2010 as a movie, light novel and manga.
Action
In a not very distant future, androids are in ubiquitous use. They are regarded by the people as given and treated as ordinary tools. Nevertheless, some people are attracted to these androids, which have a human appearance and only differ by a projected over her head ring, which also symbolizes their activity in color. This was seen as a social problem. In public campaigns, the androids are repeatedly discriminated against, even though they contribute the same for the prosperity of society and provide for an increase in production capacities.
Protagonist Rikuo (リクオ) was born in this world and sees the robot as perfectly normal. One day, he analyzes the whereabouts of Sammy (サミィ), a female -looking and stunted the household androids. He discovered in the records of the logbook an unusual entry: "Are you enyoing the Time of Eve? " Together with his school friend Masaki (マサキ) he keeps track of Sammy and comes across the hidden Café The Time of Eve. Nagi (ナギ), service, receives the two and explains to them the rules of the cafes. The most important rule is that there is no discrimination between robots and humans. All androids present not wear her ring, so that they are indistinguishable from humans. In addition, always leaves the door open just one or two guests at a time out of the restaurant before it will be closed for two minutes, so that a prosecution of guests is excluded.
The first three episodes watch Rikuo in his conversations with the regulars at the café, where he most of the time with Masaki talks. Inside the café he meets the bubbly Akiko (アキコ), the child Chie (チエ) and her elder watchdogs Shimei (シメイ), know the lovers Koji (コージ) and Rina (リナ) and other guests. The talks grab again and again to those presented by Isaac Asimov Laws of Robotics back and reach diverse interpretations, some of which show large gaps within these rules. In spite of these rules, the robots begin to act more and more independent, and they are in line with the interpretation of these three rules and simultaneously see their motivation in these laws. So Sammy example, must conceal their whereabouts or even lie, because it is not governed by the laws and thus adds a typical human element to their personality.
In the fourth episode are initially Rikuo and Masaki as the only guests in the cafe and wonder about the unexpected silence. Unexpectedly enters an outdated Android, which is still completely looks like a naked robot and not like the newer models outwardly resembles a people, the place. This has numerous disorders, some of which are perceived by both as amusing but at the same time as frightening. In particular, it is difficult for them to treat him because of his appearance as an equivalent guest. In the course of curious conversations in which Rikuo and Masaki increasingly entangled in lies, and by the emergence of Chie posing as a cat, there is increased confusion and disorders in android. Ultimately, they find out that the Android was not as intended disposed of after completion of his task as Mounting a child, but only its name and much of his memories were erased. When the flaw in his logic strengthen further and further collapses the unnamed Android in the arms of Nagi and "dies".
Formation and Publications
The idea for the Web Anime comes from director Yasuhiro Yoshiura, who not only directed the production, but also wrote the screenplay. The character design was designed by Ryusuke Chayama who concerned himself as head of keyframe animation in the further course. The music was composed by Tohru Okada and arranged. As a producer, Tom Nagae is called.
For the animation, Studio Rikka is responsible, who collaborated with code and Wish. Directions took over the marketing. For the first time sections of the web has been shown at Anime Streaming range of Yahoo! Japan on 21 March 2008, was also due to mobile phones from Softbank mobile available and was presented at the Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair. The first episode was ACT01 On the Anime Fair: AKIKO first presented in three performances from 27 to 30 March 2008. Another presentation was made at the Japan Expo in Paris on July 3 to 6 of the year.
Since 1 August 2008, the series on their own website timeofeve.com was offered as a stream. Soon after, followed by a version with English subtitles by Crunchyroll and a translation into French by the Belgium-based Dybex. The first three parts were also streamed in December 2008 on the website of MTV Italia. The sixth and last episode was released on September 19, 2009. It was 28 minutes with much longer than the remaining sequences.
The series was released in Japan from 10 January to 31 October 2009 on six individual DVDs. On 28 July 2010, this appeared on a DVD together and in a Blu -Ray version.
Episode List
Synchronization
Movie
Following an announcement in May 2009, it was announced on 4 November 2009, that the series will be implemented as a feature film with additional new scenes. Under the title Time of Eve the Movie: First Season Complete Edition of this will start in Tokyo and Osaka on March 6, 2010.
More reactions
On 5 February 2010 it was announced in the 4th edition of the manga magazine Young Gangan that Yūki Ōta will draw an anime series based on the manga, which will start in the next issue of the magazine on February 19, 2010.
On 18 March 2010 appeared in Time of Eve: Another Act, an implementation as light novel by Kei Mizuichi with illustrations of the character designer of the series, Ryusuke Chayama.