The television anime series ef - a tale of melodies. has been announced at Saturday's Rondo Robe 2008 event in Tokyo. The website for this Fall sequel to 2007's ef - a tale of memories series has simultaneously launched with a promotional video in streaming or downloadable format. Like the first series based on the ef - a fairy tale of the two adult romance game franchise, Shin Oonuma will direct the animators at SHAFT. Also returning are the supervisor Akiyuki Shinbo, series script supervisor Katsuhiko Takayama, character designer Nobuhiro Sugiyama (who is adapting the designs of Naru Nanao and 2C=Galore), and music composers Eiichiro Yanagi and Tenmon.

The cast so far includes Yumiko Nakajima (Yūko Amamiya), Kouichi Toochika (Yū Himura), Mai Goto (Mizuki Hayama), Kenji Hamada (Shūichi Kuze), Shizuka Itou (Nagi Hirono), and Tohru Furusawa (Akira Amamiya).

Thank you to zalas for the news tip.

I really want a sequel to Elfen Lied... I want to know how the diclonius vs human war ended in the anime version!

Is this going to be based on ef - the latter tale?

Wait, reading the character's list, yes it will be, at least partially.


Well, I'm looking forward to it. Kinda liked the first one.

I really don't want to compare the two as they tell different stories. But for once (like with Code Geass R2), the sequel held its own and cannot be said to be inferior to the 1st series, as it frequently happens.