Memories

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Magnetic Rose, Stink Bomb, Cannon Fodder
Japanese: MEMORIES(メモリーズ)


Information

Type: Movie
Episodes: 3
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Dec 23, 1995
Studios: Madhouse, Studio 4°C
Source: Manga
Genres: Award WinningAward Winning, DramaDrama, HorrorHorror, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Themes: MilitaryMilitary, PsychologicalPsychological, SpaceSpace
Duration: 37 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.721 (scored by 4817148,171 users)
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Ranked: #11752
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Popularity: #1667
Members: 134,539
Favorites: 778

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Synopsis

Memories is a compilation of three standalone short films encompassing different genres.

Magnetic Rose
In the far reaches of space, after tracing a distress signal to a large abandoned space station, a pair of engineers—Heintz Beckner and Miguel Costrela—find a derelict mansion and decide to explore on foot. Their investigation reveals a dark secret surrounding the fate of Eva Friedel, a renowned opera singer with a tragic history. Hallucinations soon begin to plague them, and they must fight to retain their sanity in order to escape the station alive.

Stink Bomb
Hapless lab technician Nobuo Tanaka consumes some pills at his laboratory to cure a cold. Unknown to him, however, the pills are actually experimental drugs that enhance his flatulence to a lethal degree. As the toxic gas escaping him kills everyone in his vicinity, he is ordered by his superiors to retreat to the company headquarters in Tokyo. The journey to the city is made all the more arduous as Nobuo struggles with his deadly odor while the police, military, and foreign adversaries are hot on his trail.

Cannon Fodder
In a fortress city filled to the brim with cannons, a young boy wishes to surpass his father by becoming a revered artillery officer. Despite no proof of an enemy nation, he cannot resist the urge to partake in the daily bombardment routines organized by the city. Whether at school or just before bedtime, he only dreams of someday firing a cannon for the sake of his homeland.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Winner of the 1995 Oofuji Noburou Award at the Mainichi Film Awards.

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Staff

Maruyama, Masao
Producer
Kawajiri, Yoshiaki
Producer, Key Animation


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Ending Theme

"In Yer Memory" by Takkyuu Ishino




Reviews

Apr 11, 2024
If I were to describe "Memories" in just a short way, I would call it an audiovisual feast for every fan of animation. Three different stories, each one directed by a different director, but all done in a truly spectacular way. Beautiful art style with stunning-looking backgrounds, stellar animation, breathtaking soundtrack and voice acting, an interesting and unique approach to storytelling, many themes and genres blending with each other in a balanced way, breathtaking sequences... Everything is there and is polished as much as possible. I decided to make this review rather short. Why? Because I feel there's no need to elaborate a lot and ...
Jan 23, 2024
Memories is as robot carnival is as neo tokyo. They're all sets of 3 stories with different styles and genres, though all remaining sci-fi, and all completely brilliant. In terms of direction, story, art, etc it's mostly amazing.

I'll admit I did like the first episode the best, because horror is my favorite genre. The art was some of the most creative and incredible that I've seen, the acting was pretty great, and the story had my attention in a death grip the whole time. There's nothing I'd critique tbh.

As for the second one, well I guess I just don't like "black humour" as ...
Jul 3, 2023
Mixed Feelings
The first short's the best, the second's the most fun, and the third one's just boring. As any anthology, it's a very mixed bag.

It's an incredibly animated work, starting with a space adventure, with a cosmic tone of slight horror. Beautifully animated, interesting story, but not that entertaining. It explores grief with the likes of futuristic technology, and it's pretty good at showing the mysteries of how the future can entail personal pain. It's the best, no doubt, but even then, I didn't find it that memorable. 7/10.

Even if the second one doesn't try to explore an important theme, or something with a higher ...

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