History VisualNovel / EfAFairyTaleOfTheTwo

Also worth mentioning is that the physical copies of the English release of the Visual Novel are among the few games with an [[UsefulNotes/AdultsOnlyRatingESRB Adults-Only rating]] from the ESRB.

* AnAesop:
** "There's no such thing as friendship between men and women," is what Kuze tells Chihiro. Indeed, all the JustFriends relationships in the series either get a RelationshipUpgrade or result in heartbreak.
** Things go wrong in life and there's nothing you can do about them, but it's not the end of the world and you can still move on from there. This is probably the overarching theme of the story as a whole: Hiro's tendonitis, Miyako's abandonment issues, Chihiro's memory problems and more.

* [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe Aren't You Going To Ravish Me?]]: Miyako automatically assumes that the then-stranger Hiro felt her up while she was laying unconscious after an accident, as if it would be the most natural thing. She's disappointed that he didn't and asks if he thinks she's ugly or something.

* [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin Can't Get Away With Nuthin']]: The pregnancy version is averted-subverted in the game, the first three ero scenes specifically point it out that the couples were foolish enough not to use any protection on their very first time, but nothing happens.

* [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe I'm Taking Her Home With Me!]]

* TamerAndChaster: The anime & manga version. No sex shown, although ''ef'' was originally an eroge. [[spoiler:Although it is implied to have happened.]]

* BleachedUnderpants: The anime & manga version. No sex shown, although ''ef'' was originally an eroge. [[spoiler:Although it is implied to have happened.]]

-->'''Yuu:''' ''(Doing the Sign of the Cross)'' May TheForce be with you always.

* {{Bokukko}}: Nagi. Apparently 'Watashi' just takes too long to say.

*** One is [[spoiler:playing ''VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishable Night'' (with Akira as the player character; she's playing the Extra Stage, fighting Fujiwara no Mokou)]] and the second one is [[spoiler:at the end of the episode, when we see Hiro and Miyako window-shopping; you'll see Konata in a window making the [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]] pose with a serious face]].

A VisualNovel duology created by minori, formerly the software subdivision of Comix Wave. [[Creator/MakotoShinkai Sounds familiar]]? Don't be surprised by the amount of SceneryPorn, SugarWiki/{{Surprisingly Good|ForiegnLanguage}} English and {{Melodrama}} you'd find in these tie-in games.

A VisualNovel duology created by minori, formerly the software subdivision of Comix Wave. [[Creator/MakotoShinkai Sounds familiar]]? Don't be surprised by the amount of SceneryPorn, SurprisinglyGoodEnglish and {{Melodrama}} you'd find in these tie-in games.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: The excerpts from Chihiro's book are all grammatically correct English. Odd, considering the book itself was written in Japanese. Also, the opening theme is grammatical, with just a few slightly mispronounced words.

* TheBigDamnKiss: Provides the trope's picture. Most of the kissing scenes turn the SceneryPorn up to eleven. They also count as {{Hollywood Kiss}}es.

** Wiki/TheOtherWiki says it's canonically a form of neurosis. Of course, neurosis isn't fatal.

* TheBigDamnKiss: Provides the trope's picture. Most of the kissing scenes turn the SceneryPorn UpToEleven. They also count as {{Hollywood Kiss}}es.

* UncannyValley: InUniverse: The girl in Chihiro's novel was intended to be in the middle of this.

* ThrewMyBikeOnTheRoof: In Yuuko's chapter, bullies do this with Yuuko's indoor shoes, hiding them on top of the lockers, which causes her to have to go around all day in her socks. [[spoiler:Eventually subverted -- Yuuko hid them up there herself to create the illusion that she was being bullied, so that she could better manipulate Yuu.]]

Also worth mentioning is that the physical copies of the English release of the Visual Novel are among the few games with an AdultsOnlyRating from the ESRB.

* NotSoDifferent: Amamiya has the same backstory as Yuu, and Yuu believes that he was close to becoming someone like him.

*** One is [[spoiler:playing ''[[VideoGame/TouhouProject Touhou Eiyashou: Imperishable Night]]'' (with Akira as the player character; she's playing the Extra Stage, fighting Fujiwara no Mokou)]] and the second one is [[spoiler:at the end of the episode, when we see Hiro and Miyako window-shopping; you'll see Konata in a window making the [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]] pose with a serious face]].

** There are two shout-outs to ''[[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Negima?!]]''. Why, it's another [=SHAFT=] show.

A combined standalone English release of both games is now available from No Name Losers, who are also known for their localization of an earlier game from minori (Wind ~a breath of heart~). A commercial re-release via a collaboration of [=NNL=] and the European company Mangagamer is already rolled out.

%%* DarkerAndEdgier

** [[spoiler:Mizuki]] is actually a subversion and [[AngstWhatAngst coping just fine]], and [[spoiler:Yuu]] just thought she was one. [[spoiler:Probably because being one wouldn't be very strange since Yuuko taught her it was a good way to deal with things. She also picked up some mannerisms from Yuuko, causing people who knew Yuuko to compare them.]]

%%* WhamEpisode: Episode six.

*** One is [[spoiler:the VideoGame/{{Touhou}}-like {{bullet hell}} game Mizuki is playing (with Akira as the player character; specifically, he's playing ''Imperishable Night'', on the Extra Stage, and he's fighting Fujiwara no Mokou)]] and the second one is [[spoiler:at the end of the episode, when we see Hiro and Miyako window-shopping; you'll see Konata in a window making the [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]] pose with a serious face]].

*** One is [[spoiler:the VideoGame/{{Touhou}}-like {{bullet hell}} game Mizuki is playing (with Akira as the player character against Fujiwara no Mokou on ''Imperishable Night'''s extra stage, no less!)]] and the second one is [[spoiler:at the end of the episode, when we see Hiro and Miyako window-shopping; you'll see Konata in a window making the [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]] pose with a serious face]].

* ShortTitleLongElaborateSubtitle: Both the visual novel and the anime have this title setup.

* HookedUpAfterwards: [[spoiler:In a sense. Chihiro's chapter ends with Renji hitting the reset button on their relationship, or rather, NOT hitting said button. He starts over from square one. There's a timeship before Mizuki/Kuze's chapter showing them completely platonic but with Chihiro admitting she's both fallen in love with Renji and knew they were in a relationship before. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Renji restarts the relationship by writing her a story about said events with his feelings in them]].]]

Also worth mentioning is that the physical copies of the English release are among the few games with an AdultsOnlyRating from the ESRB.

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