Unnamed Memory

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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Tinasha Main

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Farsas, Oscar Lyeth Increatos Loz Main

Nakajima, Yoshiki Japanese

Nark Supporting

Morinaga, Chitose Japanese

Curve Supporting

Amasaki, Kohei Japanese

Lucrezia Supporting

Kawasumi, Ayako Japanese

Tris Supporting

Hieda, Nene Japanese

Renart Supporting

Ishiya, Haruki Japanese

Reust Supporting

Kimura, Ryouhei Japanese

Pamyra Supporting

Oonishi, Saori Japanese

Grandfort Supporting

Hasu, Takehiro Japanese

Usukura, Ryuutarou Producer

Nishimae, Shuka Producer

Andou, Keiichi Producer

Hoshino, Yuutarou Producer

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Apr 29, 2024

Neo_Randomz

Recommended

Funny

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

Unnamed Memory is one of the prime example of "you don't have to be original to be good",this anime used an already mainstream trope and combined it into something enjoyable.

Verily, a cursed nobleman did seek aid from a greater power, this time a witch, fair and beautiful, dwelling in a tower bathed in the silver light of the moon. Those who conquered this tower were granted a single wish. The cursed nobleman conquer the task, and the fair witch, upon seeing his success, did ask, "What is thy wish?"

To this, the nobleman replied, "Pray, lift this wretched curse from me, that I may be able ... to sire offspring." The witch, in her wisdom, replied, "Thy curse seems too burdensome to undo in an instant. Only a strong woman may bear thy child."

The nobleman then inquired, "Would thee perish if thou bear my child?" To which the witch replied, "Nay,i'd get pregnant ." Thus began the nobleman's journey, seeking to rid himself of his curse or to win the heart of the fair witch.

"Unnamed Memory" is a slow-burn romance fantasy action that succeeds in not becoming boring. It doesn't feature overpowered characters, just strong ones who can get hurt, be tricked, and even have their mana sucked while having a wet dream.

The series also manages to portray that the stiff and flat-faced prince doesn't always have to be an arrogant and unfeeling bastard. In every episode, he's eager to marry the heroine despite several rejections.

Moreover, it demonstrates that immortal strong characters don't always have to be stiff, boring, and pessimistic creatures. The witch is friendly and actually acts like a human being; she can blush, get mad, feel sorry, and perhaps even fall in love.

The animation is decent, the fight scenes are well-animated, and the opening song is beautiful.

Overall, if you enjoy fantasy romance slow burns and also enjoy crying yourself to sleep knowing that you can never have an immortal witch wife, give this one a try.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 30, 2024

_kawaii_chan__

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (8/12 eps)

The beginning had so much potential! Oscar the main character seems like an interesting Chad protagonist, and Tinasha the witch is beautiful and clever. However, the main flaw is around episode 3 or 4, the plot starts jumping around, each episode afterward starts skipping scenes, and the character development unfortunately speeds up causing the audience to become very confused. It's like the series starts to rush.

Tinasha and Oscar are a funny duo together, and the episodes are fun to watch their interactions, but overall the plot is badly adapted into anime. Supposedly reading the light novel is better. The opening and ending songs are ... good to listen to though!

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 5, 2024

Sorghaghtani

Not Recommended

Preliminary (9/12 eps)

The anime isn't bad exactly, but it has no vitality to it. It's like tepid room-temperature water.

And I can confidently say the main problem is the protagonist. Tinasha is a Mary Sue character that is out of place in the world she lives in. She is simply an isolationist. She has no dreams (apart from 1, which isn't explained well and is concluded too quickly). She has no desires. She has no interesting history. She is basically a hikkikomori wish-fulfilment character for people to project onto. Tinasha lacking meaningful friendships and connections is just so terrible to me.

The male MC isn't much better. ... He is a Gary-Stu blessed with an OP sword. As expected of a story that leans heavily on using deus-ex machina and introducing new powers and characters to resolve conflicts, the MC is weakened or strengthened as required to deal with each plot element. None of it seems believable or consistent.

The worldbuilding is not good. We never get to learn much about the other kingdoms or powerhouses across the world. We don't even learn anything about the kingdom the story takes place in. This would not be much of a problem if the main cast were charismatic and the main plot elements were interesting and had consequences we cared about. But we're impoverished on all fronts here.

I can say that even the 'plot twist' in episode 9 didn't catch my interest. The music is mid. The character designs are mid. The magic system is terrible. None of this is bad enough that I can give up hope forevermore of it ever getting better. But it is bad enough that I can advise anyone reading this to avoid it. If, for some reason, you are in the mood for some garbage TV (I don't judge you -- I've watched Kitchen Nightmares many times over), go for it. Otherwise, watch anything else.

NB: Btw, the ending and opening themes are quite good considering the quality of everything else. Quite moody. In a better series they could even be emotional. Maybe I do recommend those. Nothing else.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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