@FF: ah, so the similarity is deliberate. I still kinda disapprove of it, though to the tell the truth, the song is currently stuck in my head, so it must be doing something right! And thanks for the info on the lyrics, that makes sense now.

Mizuki is definitely the more active person in her relationship with Kuze, but I think in anime the protagonist is not necessarily the most active one (as it is in most traditional Western stories)–we’ve seen tons of things where the nominal protagonist is a brooding, passive male. If we spend a lot more time focusing on Mizuki’s inner emotional state later on, though, then that’s another story. In the original ef they generally split the inner emotions time fairly equally so it will probably be the case here too.

@Yamcha: I felt the same way at first in the first season, and it took me a little bit of time to get used to. I think the strange shots usually express something visually that verbal dialogue can’t say very well and is one of the better features of the show. Then again, they may go gratuitous on us and then your criticism would be definitely apply. Artsy folks tend to be tempted in that direction.

The German text are the lyrics to “Eternal Feather,” the first game’s OP, and “Emotional Flutter,” the second game’s OP.

And correct me if I’m wrong, but it looks more like Mizuki is going to be the other chief protagonist, not Kuze? She certainly looks like being a more important (active?) character than either Miyako or Chihiro from the first season.

With a smile on my way home
Searching for my sometime(somewhen?)lost voice
When the darkness cuts through the memories
Even now, it does not end

I couldn´t hear any German in the song :)