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The "Time of Eve" (Eve no jikan) series is the latest work by Yasuhiro YOSHIURA, who stunned the anime world with "Pale Cocoon" and "Aquatic Language" (Mizu no kotoba). The series consists of six 15-minute episodes, released every two months starting August 2008. Produced by Studio Rikka and DIRECTIONS, Inc.

Time of Eve official website (English edition)
http://timeofeve.com/e/

Don't miss other works by Yasuhiro YOSHIURA on Crunchyroll!
http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Mizu_no_Kotoba
http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Pale_Cocoon

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The future, probably Japan.
Robots have long been put into practical use, and androids have just come into use.

Influenced by the Robot Ethics Committee, it’s become common sense for people to treat androids like household appliances. Their appearance - indistinguishable from humans except for the ring over each android’s head – has lead some people to empathize unnecessarily with androids. Known as “android-holics,” such people have become a social problem.

Rikuo (Jun Fukuyama), a high school student, has been taught from childhood that androids are not to be viewed as humans, and has always used them as convenient tools. One day Rikuo discovers some strange data in the behavior records of his family’s household android.

Rikuo and his friend Masaki (Kenji Nojima) trace Sammy’s (Rie Tanaka) movements, only to discover a mysterious café that features a house rule that “humans and robots are to be treated the same” . . .