As a young boy, Prince Oscar Lyeth Increatos Loz Farsas was cursed by the Witch of Silence, rendering it all but impossible for any woman to bear him a child. After 15 years of fruitlessly seeking a way to lift the spell, Oscar resorts to enlisting the help of a different witch. To this end, he heads to the Azure Tower, home of the Witch of the Azure Moon. Ascending the tower is no easy task; for decades, no one has overcome the array of traps, puzzles, and enemies designed to repulse any challengers. Oscar, however, easily climbs to the top, where he meets the fabled witch, Tinasha. To the prince's surprise, despite being hundreds of years old, Tinasha looks like a beautiful young woman in her late teens.
Oscar explains his circumstances to the witch, who quickly perceives the true nature of his affliction. Though she claims that undoing the spell would be tremendously difficult, Tinasha proposes a workaround—to find Oscar a partner capable of withstanding the curse's effects.
Realizing that such a woman is right in front of his eyes, Oscar boldly tells the witch to marry him. Though he is promptly rejected, the young prince refuses to back down, and the two eventually reach an agreement: Tinasha will leave the tower and live with Oscar for the next year. As the two continue searching for a way to lift Oscar's curse, word of Tinasha's emergence from isolation spreads, catching the attention of all sorts of old acquaintances.
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Marinate1016
In the minority here, but even with its flaws, I liked Unnamed Memory. As an anime only I didn’t have to deal with the pain of my fave LN being butchered like many fans did, so to me this was a solid fantasy romance story with some nice world building and relationship dynamics. It’s certainly not the best anime of the season, but what can I say? It was fun and Tinasha is a waifu of the season candidate. I’m going to be honest. Unnamed Memory is all over the place. If I’m going to be objective in this review, I have to start outwith the bad and explain why I like this show in spite of its flaws. The first episode starts out really good and draws you in with a fresh take on the genre, introduced Tinasha, has a mature tone, you’re thinking “damn this is gonna be AOTS” but it falls apart from there. The pacing is crazy seemingly jumping from point to point in the timeline with no warning, Tinasha and Oscar’s relationship develops at breakneck speed, one episode Tinasha hates him and then the next they’re madly in love, etc. Even with having not read the books, you can tell something is off. The story just progresses so weird at times and it feels like timeskips are happening every episode. I mean it got to a point between episode 3-6 where I just totally zoned out and was basically just watching this for vibes.
So at this point, you’re wondering, “why tf did you keep watching this then, this sounds like a waste of time” Well, my friend, that’s because those “vibes”’were good enough for me to enjoy this show. Even though their relationship goes from 0-100 out of nowhere in the anime, Tinasha and Oscar dynamic was really cute and refreshing to me. There wasn’t the usual flustered girl and screaming that you get in fantasy anime these days. Tinasha takes Oscar’s jokes and advanced head on and can dish back her own cheeky remarks. They just felt like a real adult couple in the context of a fantasy setting. Even the way things like sex are handled in the series just feels very natural. No one gets all excited when it’s brought up, it’s just a normal part of life. It’s a minor thing, but in an age where anime characters squeal like chipmunks whenever someone touches them, having people be chill is a plus. Tinasha starting out cold and gradually warming up to Oscar, eventually falling in love, was awesome. I have an entire folder on my phone dedicated to cute screenshots of them from the anime whether it’s kissing, cuddling or just Tinasha in Oscar’s lap. I was in love with this couple and they’re the biggest reason I was able to stick with this anime.
Story wise, I liken Unnamed Memory to Majo no Tabitabi in that it’s a monster of the week type story. There’s a few multi episode arcs, but the main thing is just Tinasha and Oscar growing closer as they face more challenges together, with the ultimate goal being breaking Oscar’s curse through marriage. Most of the enemies were frankly meh, I did like the multi episode arcs the best, but nothing really stood out to me story wise. I’m sure in the books, the story is probably better. But in terms of the anime, the main selling point is Oscar and Tinasha and the occasional well animated fight. If a relationship can’t carry an anime for you, you won’t like this. If it can, you’ll have a good time.
Speaking of that animation, ENGI are very inconsistent because some of the fights like in the first couple episodes looked awesome, but then in the middle of the season it severely dropped off. Then the last couple episodes were good, so it’s kinda all over the place just like the story. The art style and character designs were solid throughout though.
Unnamed Memory won’t be for everyone and I’m aware it doesn’t do the story justice, but damn I just liked this anime. Tinasha and Oscar were one of my favourite things to look forward to on a weekly basis and my Tuesdays will suck without em.
Unnamed Memory gets 8, out of 10.
KANLen09
Unnamed Memory - Kadokawa, you fumbled the anime so hard that your intentionally planned speed-running does not give incentive to entice viewers further, WORD. What's up with the Spring 2024 season bringing back classics from all walks of life, from IPs like Spice and Wolf's remake and Bartender's reboot, to the pre-Mushoku Tensei era Syosetu titles of Re:Monster, The New Gate, and most specifically, novelist Kuji Furumiya's work that is Unnamed Memory (all of which preceded Rifujin na Maganote's masterpiece work)? All I can say that we live in a rather fascinating time watching old classics that took a decade plus (12 years to be exact,if counting Narou releases to anime) to get their anime adaptations, though for the same reason (as I've mentioned in Re:Monster's review) that these works were stories of their time, and by comparison, Unnamed Memory would be the best out of the 3.
That is...if not for the anime's literate "walk in the park" expression, that's almost just as insulting as being part of the 3 classic, but really bad adaptations to betray source material readers of the works that deserved much better than what was presented for the past 3 months.
To quote @Pekorn's words:
A witch who lives in an azure tower, and a cursed prince.
If they could rewrite time, what would they do with such power?
This is the story of what happens when everything is overwritten: encounters, love, and human conviction to do anything for the one they love that will change their fate and destiny. No matter how cruel it may be, love triumphs over them all.
A curse of devastating infertility that struck not just a random person, but someone of noble status — that's who Oscar is: the crown prince of his country, Farsas. The said curse that deprives Oscar of having potential descendants should he try to do the deed against any woman who will bear his child, which instead of trying to find the witch that imprisoned him, leads him to another well-known witch: Tinasha, the Witch of the Azure Moon. After completing her trial to climb up the azure tower to meet her and request a resolution to this long-standing curse, her answer is only one: overcome the curse by marrying somebody whose magical powers outweigh the witch who cursed him. And Oscar's thought process is plain and simple: "Said woman is in front of me, I will choose you to be my wife, even if you reject me firsthand." Of course, this is nothing but balderdash to Tinasha, who flusters in a shell-shocked manner, because having a witch be the future queen of Farsas is next to impossible, with Oscar potentially being ridiculed for his rather unkempt decision and quite possibly losing his credibility as a talented crown prince. Still, every person who succeeded in climbing the witch's tower gets a wish, and Oscar's wish is for both him and Tinasha to have a trial relationship for a year, to which the latter responds in kind and agrees to his request, descending down her tower and being his acting fiancée for the time allowable.
First things first, let's not beat around the bush, yeah? Unnamed Memory is a fantasy work that may not seem original as it comes, but at least it's an enjoyable work to read through the paces of both the original LN and its manga counterpart. And with Oscar and Tinasha's romance being set dead centre of the series, going through their past, present, and future, as well as what makes them tick and yearn for one another, this is a relationship that's not just a political one (like so many other Isekai/fantasy works are). But also, one that thrives on mutual agreement, maturity, and, most important of all, admiring one another's quirks well enough to make the year-long trial relationship a success on not just Oscar's part, but Tinasha as well, being accepted by the people of Farsas enough to stand alongside said crown prince as a suitable queen who can protect them in the long run. Whether it is their moments of independence or co-dependence working together to outrun enemies ranging from the usual baddies to old friends and the like, the hunky and handsome crown prince who wields his Akashia sword as a sign of his strength as a capable swordsman, along with the witch who is just as beautiful compared to witches similar to her calibre, and also just as strong as Oscar, their attachments towards each other may be fraught with fights and lovey-dovey moments, but what they have is an equally supportive relationship, which in my eyes, is rare to see in a fantasy/romance series. And that's what makes their interactions work, which makes the series great to begin with.
Sadly, this is the end of my praises, because, by the infinite wisdom and courtesy of Kadokawa and one of their subsidiary studios of ENGI, they proceed to butcher the anime horrendously and give everyone a not-so-good impression. Yes, even to Oscar, Tinasha, and the rest of the characters in the ever-growing love story, which made the source material so good to digest. But you, as the viewer, have to understand that for works like Unnamed Memory, the usual story arcs that we're so used to in series like Re:Zero and the like, did not exist back in 2012, of which authors will go by "Acts" (think of literature works and such) to define not just journeys made, but the "starting and ending" progression of the stories within the series as a whole. And the premiere season here covering the first half of the LN (the first 3 volumes of 6 of the LN, encapsulating Act One), it's definitely jarring to see pacing so out of whack and content needlessly removed, that anything and everything didn't amount to much when all is said and done. I find myself questioning why Oscar and Tinasha's relationship was going at a breakneck speed from the flirtations to partner stages that, over time, I just didn't bother to give a heck care for, only to realize that the producers had a choice to adapt less to cover more content that would help the anime pace the LN a lot better (as opposed to going by the story's Acts approach), but that someone, somewhere within Kadokawa, just ditched that idea and asked ENGI to go ham at it.
Speaking of ENGI, they're not the most consistent studio out there, and their being affiliated with Kadokawa doesn't make things any better. By the production standards of the show, it was supposed to look good, but after a considerable production delay that set them back from its intended original release last year, I have to say that it looks...alright. Though nothing truly stood out, I'm just relieved that in-house director Kazuya Miura and his production staff team at ENGI managed to get the product out considerably, even if it doesn't look the best.
The only positive thing that came from the anime was the music. I especially love Tei's OP "Yobigoe" (i.e. Call), it's the right amount of fit for a fantasy show like this, exasperated by her high-octane musicality and clear, majestic vocals that give the show the fantasy feel. It's the same story for Arika's ED "blan_", of which the music unit is composed of VA Yuko Natsuyoshi (Maou Gakuin's Sasha Necron) and composer-cum-guitarist Yamato, that the latter's vocals also contribute to the melodramatic cues of the song being bright, but also blighted in a way to tell of Oscar and Tinasha's rocky relationship in the story. It's a musical masterclass here, folks.
Since this show has gotten a Season 2 to finish off Act Two a.k.a the 2nd half of the LN (which is confirmed for Winter next year), I'm literally praying that the story resolves well, against all odds. That said, you could do worse by following the anime, and by the same complaints of the begrudging reader telling you to go and read the original source material, I truly think that at least you have to read the LN in manga form (even though the anime has already surpassed it) to get more context for the between-the-gaps missing content and how things spiralled from then to now.
There's no doubt in my mind that the anime is a far inferior version of the source material, and there's no hope for a decent adaptation like this one.
Kozarski
I very much enjoyed the anime and I was wondering if there will be there a second season and I came here to see the score and what other people think but I guess there is no people sane in this world any more say what you want but I will take it if they said that the LN is better than this but after reading the reviews I cleaned my brain with soap there is so many anime like shit and overrated and you come to me after this long time I enjoyed somthing good and say this not good and give 6 asscore you people becoming brainless loving somthing bad and hating somthing good people this days becoming brainless where all the good people gone i dont know at the end I hope everyone have a great day.
ValberSP
Unnamed Memory could have been a great show if it had received a decent adaptation. It starts well in the first 3 episodes, however, as the following episodes go by, the adaptation begins in a limited way, getting lost and confusing and scenes completely unexplained, making you seek to find out in the original work what happened to cause such a scene. It happens, it seems confusing but this happens in several episodes because they simply didn't want to explain and adapt it properly to LN. This ends up making you think the story is bad, when what's bad in this case is the adaptation, whichis very rushed.
The high point, and this has to be at least praised, is that the relationship between Oscar and Tinasha is good, although the poor adaptation still interferes with some things here, things like this, for example: Oscar and Tinasha are collecting fruit together and exchanging cute words, considering that in the previous episode their relationship wasn't at that level yet. But yes, overall their relationship is good and Oscar is a proud MC.
As we know, ENGI was the one who adapted the work, and honestly they are not a competent studio, however they made a hasty adaptation. Knowing that the work will have a second season was frustrating for me, as this season could have been divided into 24 episodes, with a first season done without rushing. We know that ENGI is not a studio to expect a neat adaptation, but Unnamed Memory at least deserved its story to be well adapted.
BlackCrowGrows
Unnamed memory is a very popular and esteemed title when it comes to light novels. Being adapted from such a good source you can't expect it to be that bad. But ENGI spitting on our dreams and expectations releases this adaptation which is worse than a pile of bullshit. Let me get into it straight: So the story atleast in the first ep looked very promising with the above average art and animation provided to it. But then in the second episode and then all the other further episodes you are greeted with stuff which you dont realise how or why is happening. In short,ENGI skipped full arcs between episodes and also some important interactions of both the main characters. Every episode is like its own story because its not started from where its left off in the previous episode. I haven't read the light novel but I have indeed read the manga to some extent and I can vouch for the quality of the original source material which is miles ahead comparing to this piece of abomination of an adaptation.
I'd recommend just watching the first ep and then reading on the LN or the manga for the best experience.
In a story like this, romance is the main focus point and with the amount of interactions that have been skipped between the main ship is like unfuckingbelievable. Their relationship feels weird to say the least because of how non sensical it becomes result of the full arcs and material skips by ENGI of the source material to fulfill their adaptation I suppose? If we were given a full story paced with the LN or even the manga I think this could have easily been one of the best romance animes out there if not the best. Probably could have easily gotten an 8 rating on MAL.
Anyways you guys should stay away from this.
amuica379
I decided to write this because this anime has a really low score for what it is and most of the reviews are from people who have not finished all episodes. That being said here's what I think: The anime does have a lot of random and unexplained time skips with the characters talking about things you did not see onscreen, many of the side characters do not get any development or backstories. It is that way so the screen time can be focused on what happens to the development of the relationship between the main characters. You do get to see what they've been through togetherand why they would think or act a certain way due to the things that have happened.
This is a world of magic and fantasy, but the story is not about the world or wars or fights for the throne. It is about the witch and the prince and every episode gets their relationship a bit closer to the last episodes where it all gets wrapped together in a very polarizing way that I personally don't prefer but understand why It ended in such a way.
This is DEFINITELY not for everyone to enjoy but if you like a slow burner with a beautiful ending and you are on the fence due to the score this anime has I STRONGLY recommend you give it a shot.
KaaaashMoney
*SPOILER FREE REVIEW* Who would've thought that trying to cram 3 books into 12 episodes wouldn't go well? When it was revealed that ENGI would be taking on the adaptation for a wonderful, exciting, well-written light novel series in Unnamed Memory, I braced myself for dissapointment, just so I wouldn't get my hopes up. I did not expect it to be THIS bad. 1 Sentance Review: The anime adaptation of Unnamed Memory is an incoherent mess with no respect for source material. Recommendation: If the synopsis peaked your interest, just read the light novel or manga. Please. Don't even think about touching this. Here's a quick overview: Plot -Chopped up and half-heartedly put together with horrible pacing.
Art - Completely disparate from the Manga and the LN.
Animation - Low effort and poor.
Music - Uninspired and bland.
Voice Acting - The only beacon of hope, which extends only to our pair of leads and nobody more.
The Characters:
Tinasha, the beautiful and powerful witch, who was once intimidating yet an enchanting enigma, is now a typical anime tsundere with hardly any flavor.
Oscar, the cursed prince, who was once a respectable, charismatic man of a main character, just comes off as a creep now.
The side characters? Not even worth talking about. Hard to beleive the characters, whose only depth is their names, are the same members of the book's lovable cast.
Review:
As mentioned earlier, the anime is an insult to the source material, trying to cram way too much plot into a 12 episode season. Great animes take their time with one LN volume in a season. Some are able to get away with two. None, in good faith, have tried three.
Keep in mind, this isn't a comedy where just select great scenes can be included without regard to continuity. This is a story driven drama/romance in a fantasy world, where every plot point serves a purpose and requires careful crafting to formulate a quality world and story. It's something the author of the LN did incredibly, and it's something ENGI chose not to follow.
Put it this way, you are a fan of a novel series, and you have a list of 10 favorite scenes, a mix of vital plot points, entertaining relationship/character development, and relaxing moments. You're excited to see all those scenes get animated.
Instead, they all got skipped.
This isn't just a couple scenes getting skipped, ENGI took all the meat off the bones and left nothing but a skeleton that could hardly be considered to be in one piece. If there was anything that was consistent, it was the constant skipping of content. For reference, out of the first 10 chapters of the Manga, about 7 of them were cut from the anime. A good beginning is the foundation to great anime. This didn't even have a foundation to begin with.
The most obvious victim of this is the main characters' relationship. This is a romance, and to cut out the majority of their interactions is criminal for the genre. What was once a moderately paced burn in LN became a speeding mess that'll leave watchers bewildered with the question "when did they get so close?"
Another victim is the side characters. A great deal of the cast feel as if they were thrown in with no background or personality, which wouldn't be so terrible if they weren't meant to be adored companions of the main characters. What's missing is the introductory scenes that made readers care for these side characters, leaving them wanting to learn more and see them again. The side adventures that built not only them but their relationship with the main characters too. All that was cut from the anime, and instead those characters are tossed into the story without a care.
Enough complaining about cut content, what about the content that's actually there? Well, it's not much better. Even if a scene does get adapted, a majority of the time it is structured and portrayed in such a way that completely ruins the tone seen in the Manga or LN. Serious moments of self reflection and realization is ruined by music that doesn't fit, subtle actions are portrayed with exaggerated animation, and the soul of what was written by Kuji Furumiya, the author of Unnamed Memory, is completely misrepresented with shoehorned tropes. Hardly any scene matches the original, which begs the question, did ENGI even try?
What's unfortunate is, this had immense potential. Unnamed Memory is unique in how it's a non-isekai fantasy that strays from the typical anime storytelling tropes of adventurers guilds, video-game-like magic systems, and a world filled with creatures such as goblins, slimes, elves, etc. It's a romance that--rather than having a single MC with a harem or a power imbalance with the love interest--follows a pair who make for an absolute power couple, while still being interesting individuals themselves. The story was written with carefully crafted scenes and progressions. The world was built to have magnificent kingdoms and societies, filled with politics and history.
It was all already there, fit to become an incredible anime. Instead, ENGI decided to turn it into a generic, bland, low-effort adaptation that'll leave the audience dissapointed and disoriented.
My fear? They've turned people off from picking up the Manga or Light Novel. And that, amongst everything else, is a tragedy.
LordPot
Unnamed memory has its flaws. It has its good moments. My review will not be as elaborate as others might be. Tinasha is a great character and Oscar is as well. As a whole this is a great anime. Just wait until the very end and you might understand why I say this. You'll either love the end or hate it with a passion and both is fine, because it's what makes this anime worthy to be remembered. Most of the anime isn't that interesting in that regard if you compare it to the conclusion. Every bit of story will just be building up until the end.I genuinely hope there won't be a second season, because every bit of foreshadowing is coherent with how it will be ending and they couldn't do it in a different way without tarnishing the story.
I hope others will appreciate this anime as I did, because it's a niche and unique anime different from any others.
For me it wasn't peak, but in no way was it close to most of the general anime this season and I hope others will give it it's respect as well.
Chuy_diazz
If you are a fan of the novel, I apologize. Firstly because of the atrocity that Estudio ENGI did with the anime and secondly because of what I'm about to say. This anime is the perfect definition of clickbait. The first two chapters are great, it even seems that the studio is going to take the adaptation seriously. Everything changes when you play chapter 3, a feeling of discomfort begins to arise within you, the discomfort turns into disappointment, the disappointment into frustration and in the end the frustration into indifference. They had a great foundation to give us one of the best anime of theseason, only instead they preferred to give us the shit of the season.
First I must say that Tinasha and Oscar's relationship starts off as something interesting who could have an interesting dynamic. As the story progresses, Oscar becomes completely gray, boring and flat, leaving everything on Tinasha's shoulders. No matter how good a character Tinasha is, she can't carry all the weight of this world alone. And yes, she is alone, since the secondary cast is practically non-existent. The secondary characters are basically the children who acted as the tree, grass and rock in the school play. They have the same relevance as the white color of your crayon box.
This is only the beginning, because halfway through the anime it begins to make leaps in the plot. It's not that it's rushed, but you can directly notice the scissors in the parts where they cut. The cutting is so noticeable that many times you can think that you skipped an entire chapter. You return to the previous chapter only to realize that you are doing well, only the anime decided to omit, not fragments but entire pages of the story. There is supposedly a war, but the villain is so poorly constructed that he feels pathetic instead of threatening, it is a war that begins, develops and concludes in a single chapter. You don't understand how the war is resolved, because absolutely nothing is never explained to you, so everything feels like it is fixed by magic. And if this weren't enough, the ending... is so disappointing that the announcement of the 2nd season feels more like a punishment than a reward. The ending ends up making a reboot, so that the other 11 chapters practically don't matter. If you want to see the 2nd season, you can watch the last episode of this season and move on, because the other 11 have no weight with what they did in the finale.
Watching this weekly felt like you went to sleep in your bed and woke up in the center of the city. You feel like you don't know how you got to that place, that you have a blackout, that you are missing information and when you decide to investigate you see that what they skipped were too many pages of the novel with important details. The more the story progresses, the more you disconnect from the characters, the story and the world. The world feels empty and the characters plastic. Oscar goes from being flirtatious to being quite suffocating. The main relationship evolves only because the plot needs it, not because they really try to do so. To give an example, there is a chapter where Tinasha realizes what she feels for Oscar, and at the beginning of the next chapter they are already dating in bed. There's too much development missing between "I like you" and "Make me yours."
Many people who read the novel recommended it, saying that it was very award-winning, that it had a world that was amazing, and that the story was going to make you shit inside. And definitely a lot of people shit, it's just that it wasn't the viewers, but rather the studio shitting on the entire novel. The people at ENGI don't give a damn about this anime, normal since their repertoire is not known for doing things well. But there's a huge difference between a bad adaptation and the shit they did with Unnamed Memory. If you are a fan of the novel for your mental health, don't watch this. If you haven't read the novel and are interested in the story, for your mental health don't watch this.
Kotenryuu
I don't read the original source, but the anime is definitely shit. Pretty sure it doesn't adapt the original source well. The ending doesn't make any sense at all and I felt like I wasted my time watching the first to tenth episode. It will have second season? Oh, sure, that's good because if it don't then this is a impure wet trash, the kind you don't want to see at all. They wanted to make it a sad ending but it's just disappointing at best. I'm sure it lacks contexts, we don't know what Oscar is thinking and feeling thoroughly before making that decision, butthat's we got here, a wet trash adaptation.
Light novel readers are crying, the author is crying.
vantaxyz
God Damn, God damn is what i can say for this anime Before i saw this ending i was gonna give this anime an 8 rating, but that ending brooooo i was shocked to my core, absolutely 10/10 i know that they rushed the episodes and things but i feel like they rushed it because they want the anime to be a 12 episode anime, if only its not rushed and make it like a 15 or 20 episode it would be the best anime in 2024 in my list, at the first few episode the mc, Oscar just seems like he wanna bang Tinasha so hard, butat that ending is his redemption arc, i've watched a lot of romance anime to be able to know how the ending will usually go, but this is the only time other than me watching the Ending of Dangers Of My Heart season 2 that i got this goosebumps, i was really shocked as hell on that ending scene
Tinasha is the best character in this anime, she's the one whos carrying the first 11 episodes
Oscar Carried episode 12
The side characters feels a bit generic but its fine, Plot is 9/10 (for me)
PanzerIV-J
Is "Unnamed Memory" good? If you don't compare it to the light novel, then yeah, it's pretty solid. Is "Unnamed Memory" bad? If you're a fan of the source material, you might be disappointed. So, which one is it? Good or bad? Well, it's a bit more nuanced than that. Quick TL;DR It's a great anime if you don't compare it to the light novel. The producers crammed content from three whole books into just 12 episodes, resulting in a rushed series that leaves out a lot of important details. This is most noticeable in episodes 5-7. Despite this, I still enjoyed the anime and think most people wouldtoo.
- More Detailed Review -
Let's start with the pacing. Honestly, it's kind of a mess. Most episodes cram in too many plot points and then just end abruptly. It feels like the whole storyline is on fast-forward, which can be pretty jarring and hard to follow. This show really needed a 24-episode season to give the plot and characters the time to develop properly to make everything easier to follow.
Nuanced characters? Technically, yes, but the anime doesn't do them justice. The characters are indeed complex, but the show skips half the development they get in the light novel. Oscar is a decent protagonist, with a lot of potential depth and growth that we just don’t see. Many plot points involving him are left out, leaving you confused about what's happening and why he makes certain decisions.
This issue is even worse with Tinasha. Her character arc is especially rushed, so much so that it feels like you’re only getting snippets of her story. In the light novel, her character is given the time and space to develop organically, but the anime cuts so much that her motivations and background can seem unclear or underwhelming. So, yes, the characters are nuanced, but take that with a grain of salt – the anime doesn’t give you the full picture.
The animation is alright. It's clearly on a budget, and this anime does deserve better animation, but it works for what it is.
Despite its flaws, I personally found "Unnamed Memory" to be a great watch. Most people who have read the light novel will most likely not like this anime due to the significant cuts and pacing issues.
However, I think this is still worth a watch despite the problems, I would recommend at least give it a try and watch it through.
🗿 7/10, I found it good overall 🗿
jayaykay15
Unnamed Memory in itself is quite the fascinating story. The characters are well written, the romance is sweet with a little bit of spice, and you really get attached to the characters. That is hard about this anime adaptation is that it covers 3 whole volumes of the Light Novel in 12 episodes. Essentially half of the entire story. The anime, while it doesn’t stray from the source material, leaves out a lot of the story and acts as more of an executive summary of the story. As we know, anime adaptations are often done in order to drive sales of the LN or Mangaand I admit that it made me get the Light Novels and read them for myself. I appreciated the anime more after I read the Light Novels so I would recommend doing that first!
patkarunungan
This is an anime whose source material is at least an 8 out of 10 but unfortunately ruined by the incompetence of ENGI. § Overview Since he was a boy, the crown prince of Farsas, Oscar Lyeth Increatos Loz Farsas, was cursed by the Witch of Silence so that any woman who would try to bear him a child will die and leave him childless. After trying so many things, his last resort is to go to the Azure Tower, a tower filled with so many trials. If he is able to overcome them, the Witch of the Azure Moon will grant him his wish. He is ableto overcome them as expected. But upon meeting the witch, he did not expect her to be so beautiful. He asks her to marry him, but she refuses. For the time being, she will be his protector for 1 year. And so begins a wonderful romance.
§ Notes
1. The animation is decent and fairly okay. But if you're like me who thinks that the story is a masterpiece, this anime deserves the Madhouse Frieren treatment. The creator of Re:Zero loves this story so much, and this is expressed at the end of volume 3 of the light novels. The anime is only a shadow of what it could have been.
2. Speaking of Frieren, Tanezaki Atsumi is the seiyuu for Frieren and she appears here as Tinasha, the Witch of the Azure Moon. Her voice is lovely as expected.
But what surprised me is the voice for Oscar. He is voiced by Nakajima Yoshiki, and his voice seems new to me because I haven't seen other anime where he was a seiyuu.
Anyway, I like how deep his voice is for Oscar. It is the voice of an alpha male.
3. When I first tried watching this anime, I got bewildered by the time I reached Episode 6 that I had to put this on hold. There seems to be so many things unexplained, and other people were complaining the ENGI butchered the anime. They recommend instead to read the light novels.
4. There are 6 volumes for Unnamed Memory and season 1 covered 3 volumes. But don't let that number fool you. Every volume of Unnamed Memory is dense reading. I reckon that 1 volume is equivalent to 3 volumes of other light novel series.
This is why it's infuriating that ENGI chose to cover 3 volumes in one season, which is equivalent to 6 or even 9 volumes of other light novel series.
To properly give this story justice, I think that the first season should have been at least 24 episodes, and for that matter, another 24 episodes for season 2.
5. Many people don't recommend this anime because of what ENGI did. Nevertheless, I am marking this as 'mixed feeling' with a grade of 4 out of 10.
You can still make use of the anime. I recommend reading the light novels while watching the anime. Read a few chapters that you estimate will be covered in one episode, then watch an episode. This way, you can be awed by the voice acting of Tinasha and Oscar.
I'll illustrate this in the following episode titles:
Episode 1: Cursed Words and the Azure Tower"
Episode 2: "The Past Recalled Again"
Episode 3: "What the Forest Dreams of"
Episode 4: "A Breath of Life into Image"
Episode 5: "Unnamed Emotion"
Compare this with the relevant chapters in light novel volume 1:
1. A Curse and the Azure Tower
2. Countless Mentions of the Past
3. The Transparency of Night
4. On the Shores of the Lake
5. Falling into the Water
6. A Dream in the Forest
7. Breathing Life into Form
8. This Breath Comes from Beyond
9. Tonight, Under the Moon
10. Unnamed Feeling
Before watching Episode 1, read Chapter 1 'Cursed Words and the Azure Tower'.
Before watching Episode 2, read chapters 2 to 5.
Before watching Episode 3, read Chapter 6 'Unnamed Emotion"
Before watching Episode 4, read chapters 7 to 9.
Before watching Episode 5, read Chapter 10 and at least the first chapter or two of Volume 2.
You get the idea.
6. The pertinent events are technically still in the anime, but the pacing is too fast that they lose the impact they would have had if only they were given sufficient episodes to breathe. The lore of this anime is also legendary, which is why it is imperative to read the light novels to understand the anime as you watch it rather than watching the anime alone.
§ Conclusion
This anime is meant to promote the source material. Unfortunately, it is imperative that one reads the source material in order to understand the anime Unnamed Memory.
WittyAustin
The light novel for Unnamed Memory is a well-written and engaging story. However, the anime adaptation rushed through some events, resulting in a less satisfying experience for viewers who have not read the source material. While the anime is still enjoyable, the light novel offers a much richer and more detailed narrative. The decision to rush through Act 1 of the anime was likely motivated by a desire to reach the main plot quickly. However, this approach neglected the importance of plot development for viewers who were not familiar with the story. Despite these shortcomings, I am glad that Unnamed Memory received an anime adaptation. Theannouncement of a second season is exciting news, and I look forward to seeing how the story unfolds in the future. I hope that the creators of the anime will take their time with the adaptation and give each episode the attention it deserves.
bossunhimeswitch
I have a lot to stay about this one because it falls into the category of it would have been an 8 - 10/10 from me had we not run into unfortunate circumstances, which is why I'm recommending it even though I have qualms with it. First off, the characters and the basic story are right up my alley. Tinasha and Oscar are easy to root for and the situation they find themselves in was an interesting collection of interactions and some twists. The ended was also tonally sound to the story, but it didn't have the impact it could have had if not forthe qualms. My biggest qualm with this anime is that it's made the classic adaptation mistake of just jumping into things, hopping around, and not spending enough time on certain things to make them clear to the audience. I had more than one episode that opened with me confused what was happening and how we got there, but as the episode unfolded I kind of could see the what was happening part after a while. Because of all this hopping around, the impact of the ending wasn't as high as it might have been because the hopping around took away from understanding the story. That said, the characters and the generalized plot were strong enough for me that I am completely on board to watch the next season, so I'm hoping they pace that season better than this one.
So, if you like romantic fantasy and kind of princess in a tower stories, then you'll likely like this despite its flaws. If adaptations of things that have little holes throughout that you can tell are probably omitted portions of story frustrate you, then you might be able to overcome the flaws in this anime and should choose another one to watch.
Azzurra79
I don't understand the bad reviews. I enjoy the animation, the storyline, and the music. One of the highlights for me is the two protagonists, especially Prince Oscar. His character is incredibly compelling; he exudes strength and shows a deep, genuine care for Tinasha. Their dynamic adds so much depth to the story, making it even more engaging. I'm currently reading the light novel, and even though I'm still on the first volume, it seems quite faithful to the source material. While some scenes are missing, it's understandable as including everything would have made it too lengthy. I highly recommend it.
Kingfariz
I thought i already watched all of this anime episode, I didnt even realize that the eps 11 that i watched was not the end of this season. Then, eps 12 ends really bad and force us to watch the 2nd season. Many people will think that this anime better end with season 1 11 eps rather than S1 + eps 12 with S2. Anyone agree? feel free to spread your emotion with emoji/react. Graphic: 8/10 It has high quality of art style, design. But animation is just bad. Animation: 5/10 Low quality of animation, at some fight scene it just looks bad, drawless and feels like animated usingX-Y transition with adobe.
Music: 7/10
BGM is good, opening and closing is quite good. The way studio put the opening and closing at some episodes it looks bad, better that just put it on the first second of the video rather than bad transition.
Story: 8/10 Without eps 12
All good, romance and character progression is good but this anime rush the story too fast some point.
Story: 4/10 Without eps 12
Not good, I think the anime is milked so bad. im thinking that "Are you trying to open pandora box and make this anime endless just like fate series?"
Voice action: 10/10
I don't have any issue with voice acting.
Conclusion:
I want to rate it 8 (floored from 7+) but because I saw eps 12, I'll just go with 5. I'm sorry for that.
deee2o69
story-wise, it's quite bland but they tried to give it some spice by adding some "side quests", which just sprung out of nowhere and have nothing to do with the main story. nevertheless, it was quite enjoyable. This story has one of the character development methods of all time. There are not enough occurrences for any of the characters to develop as they did in the story. romance-wise tho, peak interactions that are exactly what I miss in my life. The world-building is great and well-connected but it felt like you could've done more with it regarding its depth, and add more to the story. the studio didwell honestly with the fights and you felt like you could follow what was happening without compromising the quality.
my take is, that this anime needed to be at least 24 episodes and give the fights, conversations, different occurrences and different characters that appear out of nowhere some depth.
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how to make an average story somewhat good 101? add time travel to it out of nowhere. Good plot, and bad delivery.
