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RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~
Mnemosyne Japanese title screen
Mnemosyne -ムネモシュネの娘たち-
(Mnemosyne -Mnemosyne no Musumetachi-)
GenreAction, Horror, Mystery, Tech-noir
Light novel
Written byHiroshi Ōnogi
Illustrated byChūō Higashiguchi
Published byHobby Japan
MagazineCharano!
DemographicMale
Original runJanuary 2008 – September 2008
Volumes1
Anime television series
Directed byShigeru Ueda
Produced byNobuhiro Osawa
Yasuo Ueda
Yoshikazu Beniya
Written byHiroshi Ōnogi
Music byTakayuki Negishi
StudioXebec, Genco
Original networkAT-X
English networkRussia 2x2
Original run February 3, 2008 – July 6, 2008
Episodes6 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written byXebec & Genco
Illustrated byMiss Black
Published byKill Time Communication
MagazineComic Valkyrie
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 27, 2008 – July 26, 2008
Volumes2 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.[1] The anime was produced to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the AT-X network, which it originally aired on.[2] 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 Asougi, an immortal female private investigator. A light novel and a manga adaptation have also been published.

Story

See also: List of Mnemosyne characters

A mysterious tree known as Yggdrasil would often appear in the world of the humans, releasing small orbs into the human world known as "Time Fruits". If a particular Time Fruit enters a female, she becomes Immortal. If a particular Time Fruit enters a male, they become crazed beings known as Angels.

Rin Asougi is an immortal who runs a private investigation agency in Tokyo's Shinjuku district alongside her assistant, Mimi who is also immortal. Rin often converses with a mysterious unknown individual on the phone. She is often being hunted down by an assassin named Laura who was hired by Apos, an angel who persecutes immortals and is the current guardian of the Yggdrasil.

The story begins in the year 1990. During a search for a missing cat, Rin instead finds Koki Maenu, a young man with distorted memories. As she investigates on his distorted memories, she discovers that he is a clone created by Sayara Yamanobe, a woman searching for immortality. After discovering this, Koki decides to work for Rin in her agency. In 2011, Koki marries a former client, Yuki. Sayara Yamanobe returns, kidnaps Rin and attempts to attack Japan with biological weapons. Koki, after becoming an Angel, sacrifices himself to save Rin and Japan. In 2025, Rin ends up investigating a case involving Koki's son, Teruki, after he meets his long-term cyber girlfriend in reality. Rin manages to save Teruki; however, she ends up sacrificing herself.

In the year 2055, Rin has lost her memory and goes by the name Tamaki Saito. She had fallen in love with a mortal man named Ihika. However, she regains her memories when Laura discovers she's alive and attempts to kill her. After Apos kidnaps Rin, Mimi and Teruki's daughter go to Apos' castle to save her. Rin is locked in a room with an angel and kills him, later discovering him to be Ihika. It is revealed that the unknown man on the phone was Rin's savior from a thousand years earlier, a former guardian of the Yggdrasil, and Apos' father. After impregnating Rin, he is killed by Apos, who is himself locked away in the roots of the Yggdrasil. Later, Rin gives birth to a baby boy, who will one day become the new guardian.

Production

Mnemosyne is a six-episode television series directed by Shigeru Ueda and written by Hiroshi Ōnogi. The animation was handled by Xebec, but planning and production was 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 was headed by Takayuki Negishi. The series' opening theme is "Alsatia" and the ending theme is "Cause Disarray"; both songs were 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~.[3]

The series was produced by the Yggdrasil Executive Committee which included Xebec and Genco. The plot of the episodes is set in Tokyo and revolves around Rin Asōgi, an immortal private investigator, as she explores the secrets of modern and near-future world and the supernatural events that surround the fictional society of immortals like herself. There are large time gaps in the internal chronology between the first five episodes, ranging from one to thirty years.

The six episodes were broadcast monthly on AT-X channel in Japan,[4] between February 3 and July 6, 2008. Each episode is 45 minutes long. Two pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: the opening theme "Alsatia" and the ending theme "Cause Disarray". Both were composed and performed by the Japanese metal band Galneryus. The series was produced to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the AT-X network it originally aired on.[2]

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A light novel adaptation titled Mnemosyne no Musumetachi 2008 (ムネモシュネの娘たち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.[5]

A manga adaptation illustrated by Miss Black serialized two chapters in Kill Time Communication's male-oriented manga magazine Comic Valkyrie volume 12 on May 27, 2008 and volume 13 on July 26, 2008, respectively.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Hess, Adrianne (February 28, 2008). "Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi (Volume 1) Review". Mania.com. Retrieved July 19, 2009. The series is full of female nudity, violence and yuri scenes which go from gentle fondling to full blown S&M torture. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Mnemosyne at AT-X" (in Japanese). AT-X. Retrieved April 23, 2008. Cite error: The named reference "AT-X" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Funimation Licenses RIN: Daughters of Mnemosyne". Anime News Network. February 20, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  4. ^ "Mnemosyne" (in Japanese). Xebec. 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  5. ^ ムネモシュネの娘たち2008 (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "コミックヴァルキリー　公式サイト - バックナンバー »Vol.12" (in Japanese). Kill Time Communication. Retrieved August 5, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "コミックヴァルキリー　公式サイト - バックナンバー »Vol.13" (in Japanese). Kill Time Communication. Retrieved August 5, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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