Nudity, Sex, Sadomasochism, Blood, Violence, Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Super Natural, Gore, Horror, Thriller, Detective, and the list continues-all in one package! What more can you ask for? I am seriously at loss of words to describe how wickedly cool, great, interesting, entertaining, enjoyable, etc. this anime could be. My only complain would be why the heck does it come out only once a month?! And why only 6?!
Mnemosyne -ムネモシュネの娘たち- (Mnemosyne -Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi-), literally, Memosyne: Daughters of Mnemosyne, is a six-episode OVA produced by Xebec and Genco to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the AT-X network. The plot is set in 1990s Tokyo, and revolves around the female private investigator Rin Asōgi.
So I looked up the term Mnemosyne. Mnemosyne was the personification of memory in Greek mythology. She was the Greek goddess of memory, and was considered one of the most powerful goddess of her time. Mnemosyne was a Titaness, a daughter of the first generation of deities in Greece. Her parents were the rulers Cronus and the goddess Gaia.
After Zeus led the war against the Titans and established himself as the leader of the Olympians, he feared that, even though he might be immortal, his great victories and decisions might soon be forgotten. Longing for a way to preserve the memory of his many great feats, he dressed as a shepherd and went to find Mnemosyne. They slept together for nine nights before he returned to his home on Mount Olympus.
Zeus got his wish. Months later Mnemosyne gave birth for nine days, each day delivering a daughter. Collectively they were known as the Muses, the nine Greek goddesses whose role it was to inspire poets and musicians and to promote the arts and sciences. More on Mnemosyne can be found here.
Now I wonder if ‘Daughter of Mnemosyne’ means the Muses, I certainly can’t find any relation there. But anyway back to the anime, animation quality is top-notch (well, I’m watching on HD, so..) and the actions were all-so-cool. The pace is good and the music is right to set the tones. It’s managed to keep me on the edge my seat for the whole 45mins – 1 hour (yes, each episode is about 1 hour long). I like Mamiko Noto voicing Rin and Rie Kugimiya on Mimi is good too. Mimi, somehow reminds me of Yin from Darker than Black.
Now I intended initially to group this together with Xebec’s two other ecchi anime, Kanokon and To Love Ru. How wrong was I! Mnemosyne definitely deserves a special mention and it’s just too good to be placed on the same level as the other two. Now if you’re looking for hentais or animation with 2 frames repeated 10 millions time, this is definitely not for you. Although there are sex scenes and nudity, it’s definitely not hentai. But it’s definitely NSFW, and not suitable for minors. =P
Lastly, the trailer for the show and the OP:-
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