Mnemosyne (anime)

RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~
Mnemosyne Japanese title screen
Mnemosyne -ムネモシュネの娘たち- (Mnemosyne -Mnemosyne no Musumetachi-)
Genre	Action, Horror, Mystery, Tech-noir
Light novel
Written by	Hiroshi Ōnogi
Illustrated by	Chūō Higashiguchi
Published by	Hobby Japan
Demographic	Male
Magazine	Charano!
Original run	January 2008 – September 2008
Volumes	1
TV anime
Directed by	Shigeru Ueda
Produced by	Nobuhiro Osawa Yasuo Ueda Yoshikazu Beniya
Written by	Hiroshi Ōnogi
Music by	Takayuki Negishi
Studio	Xebec, Genco
Licensed by	Funimation Entertainment
Network	AT-X
Original run	February 3, 2008 – July 6, 2008
Episodes	6
Manga
Written by	Xebec & Genco
Illustrated by	Miss Black
Published by	Kill Time Communication
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Comic Valkyrie
Original run	May 27, 2008 – July 26, 2008
Volumes	2 chapters

RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ (Mnemosyne -ムネモシュネの娘たち-, Mnemosyne: Munemoshune no Musumetachi, lit. Mnemosyne: Daughters of Mnemosyne) is a six-episode Japanese anime television series produced by Xebec and Genco, featuring grotesque and erotic visuals. The anime was produced to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the AT-X network, which it originally aired on. Funimation Entertainment licensed the series in North America. The plot, rich in the mix of murder and action, is set in modern and near-future Tokyo, and revolves around Rin Asogi, an immortal female private investigator. A light novel and a manga adaptation have also been published.

Story

See also: List of Mnemosyne characters

Rin Asogi runs a private investigation agency in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, performing odd jobs ranging from finding lost pets to hunting rare stamps in order to get by. Yet despite attempts at a normal life, she finds herself constantly hindered by the strange cases that come her way, figures from her dark past, and her inability to die.

Media

Light novels

A light novel adaptation titled Mnemosyne no Musumetachi 2008 was serialized in Hobby Japan's light novel magazine Charano! between the January and September 2008 issues. The light novel is written by the writer of the anime, Hiroshi Ōnogi, and illustrated by Chūō Higashiguchi. A single volume containing five chapters was released on April 1, 2009.

Anime

Main article: List of Mnemosyne episodes

Mnemosyne started as a television series directed by Shigeru Ueda and written by Hiroshi Ōnogi. The animation is handled by Xebec but planning and production is shared with Genco, that also had a part in the original concept creation. Original character design is by Chūō Higashiguchi, and was used as a template by the character designer for the anime version, Mitsuru Ishihara. Music direction is headed by Takayuki Negishi. The series' opening theme is "Alsatia" and the ending theme is "Cause Disarray"; both songs are written by Yama-B, composed by Syu, and performed by Galneryus. Funimation Entertainment licensed Mnemosyne in February 2009 for a North American release under the title RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~. Manga Entertainment will release all six episodes on two discs in the UK on September 13, 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Miss Black serialized two chapters in Kill Time Communication's male-oriented manga magazine Comic Valkyrie on May 27, 2008 and July 26, 2008.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Funimation's official Rin ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ website
• Xebec's official Mnemosyne website (Japanese)
• Comic Valkyrie's official Mnemosyne manga website (Japanese)
• Mnemosyne (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Mnemosyne at the Internet Movie Database