Audience reviews
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1stDecame4Danime
Note: This movie contains the entirety of the OVA series plus a few extra added scenes making it the more complete choice and the OVAs completely redundant.
I'm reading the reviews here and seeing a bunch of people complaining that the movie's subtle mysteries or entire plot went over their heads, complaining that the SoL movie about a cafe(microcosm) didn't solve world peace and end slavery(macrocosm), that the story about human-AI relations didn't have the characters espouse overt commentary/narration on the subject (instead of subtlely writing every scene to show such relations and views in action), that the large ensemble of characters (who were pretty much all meticulously arranged to deliberately mislead the audience in various ways based on the audience's preconceptions) were all t…
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I'm surprised by the very high rating here. There might be a story here, but it is held back by some weak animation, sound, and direction. Also, the story is unfinished, with the movie just ending as things start to heat up. The characters and art don't project a lot of emotion. The whole thing is just dry.
The struggle of human society adapting to robots is not uncommon in sci-fi. In this case, the presence of a cafe where robots can act like people is a fresh take. It shows that the robots are a lot more human than they seem on the outside. But, we don't see enough of the outside to really feel the conflicts.
The animation is stiff and has very little motion, often feeling like a slideshow. Often, nothing is moving for a few seconds. The backgrounds have a VN look to them, with the cha…
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This film is mainly about the relationships between robots and humans and their effects on society.
This film makes us wonder what will happen in the future with the so-called humanoid robots, the ethical laws that will be handled, and several other very interesting questions. This movie is very good and raises questions about our future and what it means to be human. How will living with humanoid robots affect our interpersonal relationships? What ethical limits should we impose on artificial intelligence programming?
Masaki's development in the film is very interesting, from his childhood, where he interacted with his robot as if it were another person, until a situation occurred that caused him to experience a change in his way of thinking. Now, seeing some humans treating robots as i…
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Set in the near future, Time of Eve explores the interactions between humans and androids as the latter have come into common use for humanity’s conveniences. High school student Rikuo Sakisaka owns a home android named Sammy and realizes she has been behaving unusually independent as of late. Investigating Sammy’s activity, Rikuo and his close friend, Masakazu Masaki, encounter an unusual cafe called the Time of Eve where humans and androids are allowed to interact with one another normally without fear of prejudice.
Over a decade ago, my first exposure to Time of Eve was through its ONA adaptation released online. I will admit it was one of the very first titles of the ONA format that I developed a strong liking to between its visuals and the amount of storytelling and character explora…
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*Time of Eve* is another one of those sci-fi movies depicting Androids of the future as capable of achieving sentience and autonomy.
Unlike others, *Time of Eve* takes the slice-of-life approach and takes place mostly in a cafe where humans and androids alike are treated equally without distinction. While the main theme of the movie is about android discrimination, *Time of Eve* also discusses minor issues such as human dependence on technology and by extension human attachment to technology.
Overall, *Time of Eve* shouldn't be taken too seriously in terms of philosophy. It's meant to be a visual delight showing what our future might be with regards to sentient robots and androids.
I would personally rate *Time of Eve* 7/10.
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If they're just made out of metal scraps. Then we're just made out of organs. Humans made robots. Nature made humans. What's the difference? Well, it's pretty obvious but what about "feelings"?
In real life if I am ever to see a robot with feelings and its own thoughts.. I'd probably freak out. But in anime? Heh. Anything's possible. So I can say cliche things like "Robots have feelings too".
This anime. Or movie. Is a movie about robots and humans resolving around two students. Things happen and yeah. Things happen. Okay. The summary of this movie is pretty much "Robots have feelings too" and that's about it.
I gave this 9/10 because it's pretty fun. Good story, good art ( though the camera is kind of irritating ), good sound, good character and overall I really did enjoyed it to a c…
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Among the few things to leave a lasting memory - the setting of Time of Eve is perpendicularly awesome - that is a serene tea-bar like hangout. With that established, it builds upon many peoples dream to have a place that is home away from home - and still a place to converse and contrast with other people.
While the characters and plot particularly is entirely memorable, he entire product is something impressive with it's thought provoking narrative about the humanity of a machine, and trying to understand the creations we may eventually create. It is a definite watch and maybe something that you will remember for its uniqueness down the road.
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When thinking of science fiction concepts, images of futuristic technology and the vast frontier of space are the first things that comes to mind. Arguably the most popular item in the former category is that of the robot. A machine that exists to serve a person or perform a designated function is nothing short of useful and can almost be seen as necessary depending on the setting of the story. Upping the ante are androids, "advanced" versions of robots that take on a human-like appearance. Though they have an advanced AI system and they can look as real as you or me, they are still machines bound by the 3 Laws of Robotics (not harming a human, obey human orders, protect its own existence). But how well defined are the 3 Laws? That's what Time of Eve wishes to explore over the course of it…
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A very beautiful film exploring the complex and strained relation between humans and androids in a future world. The film narrates the story of a boy who stumbles upon a cafe," Time of Eve" that , unlike almost all other places, do not discriminate between robots and humans and how ensuing events changes his perception of his own life and of robots, who were hitherto been thought of as machines without any emotional intelligence or personality. Despite massive constraint of time, the film did really well in taking us through the inner workings of most of the main characters, although the anime does leave us with unanswered questions, thankfully, the vast amounts of anime with cliffhangers have made us oblivious to these pains. Agreat plot, good animation, very good and likable characters a…
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A great sci-fi movie, where no mecha battles or space oddyseys are most important, but peaceful, everyday life. The only struggle present in the movie is to understand each other despite the erected barriers.
Every character is interesting and likeable, camera movement and the way scenes and transitions between them are animated is deserving a standing ovation. Soundtrack isn't that impressive by itself, to be honest, but it is placed in the anime so well i admit i was moved 2 or 3 times by it.
Story is very absorbing, and the only regret after watching the movie for me was that there is no continuation, or any sort of additional information about this story or world it takes place within.
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I watched this version as opposed to watching the ONA so this review will be based on my thoughts on the movie.
Story: 10/10
The anime utilizes not a robot uprising or rebellion as its vehicle for story telling but its titular place of equality and I like the depiction of the so-called ethics committee and many a background characters snide comments as truly antagonistic.
Art: 8/10
Above the notch. The shaky camera effect in some (but not all) of the scenes makes this one really distinct.
Sound:10/10
Music and sound effects are utilized very well. In addition to the piano sub-plot, I really like the kind of break-beatish music playing the in the café. The ironically mechanical sfx of Rikuo when he has awkward interactions and other touches like that provide a lot of the humor.
Characte…
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Eve no Jikan is a rarity among anime/anime-movies. It innovates in many ways including first being broadcast entirely as web episodes as well as using entirely 3D backgrounds with 2D characters superimposed in front. But beyond these new techniques is a story that is masterfully executed and themes to keep the philosophically inclined at awe.
Eve no Jikan is about a futuristic world in which androids are commonplace and assist humans with tasks ranging from cooking to driving. Do these androids have feelings? Can there be "love" between a human and android? One might want to categorize this with shows such as To Heart ~ Memories and Chobits, but believe me, this story is unique and, amazingly, a step above the aforementioned series.
The movie combines all six previous web episodes (with…
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I really really loved this. I mean really really. And even though ending had some closure, I felt lot of things ended up being unaddressed, some plot threads even dropped, and the character relationship I found most compelling only half explored. That last remark was my only big issue with this, I really really wanted to see more development there.
That, along with plot threads about cracking down on them, were two most promising directions, and I was dying to see them unravel. But then they kinda got half-wrapped up quickly just barely enough to make it passable and ending capitalizes upon a thread that was only raised just recently? Ok sure it was grounded in character that was here from beginning, and his character development was spectacular there, but it wasn't our protagonist. That…
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Do you like theories about human-robot social relations? Do you wonder what it would be like to have a robot that developed human sensations? Then, Time of EVE might be for you. If you're looking for something more than that, steer clear. This is more a romantic slice-of-life piece than a sci-fi flick, and even calling it romance might be a bit of a stretch. The concept behind this anime is indeed noteworthy, but unfortunately, most of your curiosity will be satisfied as a byproduct of the film not delivering in the atmosphere it builds off of. In other words, you'll be left imagining what should or could have happened, rather than being impressed with what actually did transpire.
Let's look a little closer into why Time of EVE fails to offer an impressive narrative.
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Story: 7/10
EVE's…
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While deciding to watch Eve no Jikan I was a bit skeptical as to whether or not I'd even like it, but as the movie started and the story unraveled before my eyes, I found myself being dragged into it with each passing minute. It even caught the attention of my younger brother, who ended up taking the time out of his normally video game filled day to sit down and watch it with me. Which I must say, considering how well I know my brother, says a lot about the quality of this movie.
Technology plays a huge role in today's world and Eve no Jikan questions the severity of that role, creating a "what-if" scenario in order to show just how dependent we are on it. In the world Eve no Jikan is set in humans live along side androids, which they undoubtedly trust and constantly depend on. This stor…
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Eve no Jikan is a rarity. The stage in which the story is set may not be the most original but the elements that blend it all together as a whole makes a great movie. Issac Asimov the man who created the settings in which half of science fiction takes place in and this movie is no stranger to it. He is the one responsible for creating the three laws of robotics, and he is the one who also delved into the idea that robots could be much more than what we intend them to be.
In Eve no Jikan we see a multitude of emotion and thought which questions the laws in which we create our world in. Artificial Intelligence is not a new concept it has been around for decades and there have been many who question the limit-ability of such a concept. If you create a robot that can appear intelligent by ga…
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Lion Tamers, we find another installment of the reviewing process.
We turn our attention to "Eve no Jikan (Movie)".
Before I give my review, I want to talk about references stated in this movie. Since the movie is about robotics, and the more proper term from within the movie "androids"; it might interest people to know about the term "Three Laws of Robotics".
These laws were originally envisioned by scientist and author, Isaac Asimov; and was most important in his "Foundation" series of science fiction novels. But they began with a short story called "I, Robot" which strangely enough had almost nothing to do with the recent movie of the same title acted in by Will Smith. While this film gave Isaac Asimov a screen credit, the screenwriter shredded the original story and created a brand…
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Eve no Jikan or in English Time of Eve. hmmm...
Well.. The first that always comes in my mind when I watch a show or movie about machines that looks like human and how they blend in society. are two shows.
Number one is Terminator and number two is The Matrix.
You may think that this show might contain scenes like blood,guts and robots being hauled down in a container full of lava while doing the thumbs up sign. and the machine takes over the world. nope, there is no such thing like that in Time of Eve.
Time of Eve is like Animatrix meets Chobits. but leaning much more to Animatrix on the Art. and why I mention Chobits is because the shows tackles on how the machines co-exist with humans and little do society know that the machines are evolving.
Characters:
there are many character…
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When we live in a world in which Japanese android newscasters can deliver the news and other “Geminoids” are closer to mimicking the exact appearance and movements of humans, the line between the living and the nonliving is constantly blurring by the day. What are the implications and the consequences of having lifelike robots live among humans? Will they fulfill Sci-fi lovers’ fantasies and take over the world? Or will they blend into society, disturbingly so, eventually becoming more humanlike than even humans themselves? All these possibilities and concerns are just humanity’s natural reaction towards the uncertain, and answers are sought out through various forms of media, like the movie “Eve no Jikan.” Set in the near future Japan, “Eve no Jikan” is about two male protagonists, Rikuo…
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We humans are in fact similar to androids in many aspects. We are programmed in our genes and minds to feel emotions, love, and apprehension. If our amygdalas, the parts of our brains responsible for emotions, were removed, our behavior would be along the lines of an android with a ring on its head in Eve no Jikan. As we saw in Eve no Jikan, the androids, when given the chance, will show human-like emotions and feelings for those around them. With the added fact that the androids look and act identical to humans, we must ask ourselves: in the future, will there be any differences between humans and androids?
Eve no Jikan had a very "contemporary modern" feel with the cafe, artwork, androids, and soundtrack. What is known as pop culture today is not evident in Eve no Jikan; instead, the se…
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