Do you ever experience something that lives rent free in your head weeks after it happened? Something that you feel will stick with you for life? Months later I can still say ef: a fairy tale of the two fits the bill for me. This visual novel, over a decade old, came into my life at the right time. It will have a special place in my heart as I move forward with my life. I can say all of this unequivocally, but I cannot recommend it to everyone. It is most certainly problematic. If it was remotely popular online this year there’d be some vicious things said about it on social media. In some respects it would deserve that pushback. I still love it, but I can’t say I love every part of it. In this blog I will parse through my thoughts on the first half of the story, the first tale. If that sounds like it would be of any interest to you then feel free to join me.
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