Mnemosyne or Rin in english was a fantastic series. Although short, it was in my opinion the perfect length for an anime that has longer episodes and carries such a complex and detailed plot. Still for the plot being as drawn out as it was, the only real character development seen was in the main heroine of the tale. The backstories were not explored much, which offered an interesting juxtaposition to the situation that the characters find themselves in, which was the aim of the writers hopefully. The main story line is an interesting idea that was blown into it's full potential by the last episode. The series catches and keeps your attention throughout every episode. There were times that I had to take a second and figure out was going on when going from one episode to the other, but I thought it a challenge in making sure I can keep up. The story twisted nicely and sufficient amounts of both triumphs and tragedies to keep you laughing and crying and cheering the main characters on.
Certainly a darker subject anime, this one is not for the faint of heart. Full of blood, sex and violence I would certainly say restricted audiences on this one. That being said I thought that the art was some of the better that I had seen. The attention to detail drawn into this anime, variety of scenery and artistry was beautiful. In my humble opinion. The art is curved, stylish and robust. Nothing angular or unrealistic. Now here is where my naivete as an anime watcher will show. I do not know much about anime style, but my opinion of the art in this one is high. It's cinematic quality is also impressive for an anime. Altogether a visually stimulating and stunning work.
The music actually did not really capture my attention. The opening and closing themes were heavier rock which is suitable to the anime, but nothing to be that interested in. There only being a small number of episodes the themes don't change so no variety to speak of, but the score works well enough.
Overall I loved this anime and would recommend it to anyone with a taste for dark struggle, violence and the underbelly of human existence. This gets a thumbs up from this humble anime viewer!
