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Mar 25, 7:57 AM
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They really put Tinasha on the spot in the season finale, forcing her to make yet another difficult decision. Feels like a recurring trend at this rate.

All things aside, I'm glad Tinasha is able to take on her role to the end. Plus, she and Oliver has one more embracing moment in the end. I guess it was a safe ending for the series as a whole.
Mar 25, 8:15 AM
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And that’s a wrap. Had a lot of the same issues with pacing and timeline jumping as the first season did, but when it managed to stay on point and didn’t require a flowchart to watch, I liked it.

I think the core of this series, Oscar and Tinasha, are very interesting to watch and I love their ship. But the anime even as an anime only feels very poorly paced and like an incomplete story at times. There’s so obviously large segments missing. This finale was for the most part, good, though. Some of the Eleterria lore got a little confusing, but that ending was sweet and I’ll miss these two.

Given Eleterria was born out of the desire to save someone, it’s fitting that it’s also destroyed out of that same desire. I’m a bit confused though because of all the time looping, but is Oscar meant to be the kid that Eleterria saved 400 years ago? Thus making him the ancestor of the time readers? At any rate, Valt wanting to destroy them was actually the right call. Going back into the past to overwrite the world has horrible consequences and ultimately that’s not how life’s supposed to be. Life is special because it doesn’t last forever and we lose the people we care about, that’s why you have to cherish every moment.

I haven’t read the books(yet, I do own them), but this does feel like the end of the story, if anyone’s read please let me know. I know there’s a sequel light novel or at least one that’s in the future of the same world, so there’s more to the story but I’m not sure if Oscar and Tinasha have more in the main books. I’m glad everyone mainly got a happy ending and in this remade world, Oscar and Tinasha can grow up together ❤️ the stakes and story in season 2 were better even if it had a lot of the same flaws.

P.S so is this world an isekai and the first queen of Farasas came from another world or? I’m confused on that too and how the other world plays a role in this one
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Mar 25, 8:22 AM
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Tinasha having to give into Valt to pass him both orbs to destroy Eleterria and to end his family line for good, he's clearly had enough of time being overwritten that greatly affected him and Miralys, enough to put his life on the line. And Oscar wanting both orbs back, to which Tinasha denies the timeline that will put the fate of Tuldarr in her hands, her ultimately choosing the future with Oscar with the blue orb.

While the dream brings reality of her happiness with him, the blue orb still being with her, that now transcends the Old Tuldarr that once survived but has been since wiped away to become the new head of Valt's family, these outsider's artifacts which have caused all grievances since then, will now fade away with the destruction of Eleterria, resetting everything that have been done thus far.

To face their futures forward, this is the will of Tinasha and Oscar, made anew.

As an anime, Unnamed Memory is severely lacking, but I implore you to at least read the LN.
Mar 25, 9:00 AM
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Finally an end to the "Nameless Story".

Mar 25, 9:06 AM
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So, we got two more rewinds in the same episode. It was good, but the pacing this season was frustrating.

At least Tinasha and Oscar confessed their feelings and love for each other before the new—or original—timeline started. And they still remembered each other when they reunited in his new timeline, which was hard to swallow.

I'm not sure if the series as a whole has ended since we saw new characters who haven't been introduced yet. Plus, there was a girl with a bag who gave me the vibe that she just arrived in another world.

If anyone knows whether this is the end of the series, do let me know.



Mar 25, 9:07 AM
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I respect the author for not giving the obvious happy ending but actually giving closure to the time travel part. The episode was really good, but I wish they didn't cut the Gray Room because I fear many people will be very confused by the last scene.

When Oscar destroyes Eleterria, its energy gets absorbed by him and Tinasha, which makes their souls not able to disperse when they die. So every time they die in the new world, reset to its original state, they are reborn after an indefinite amount of time. They search for each other every time, and go on a quest to destroy all other outsiders' artifact.
Mar 25, 9:10 AM
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Not a bad ending. I have really enjoyed the dynamic between Oscar and Tinasha. Their dynamic has been the thing that kept me watching this show, the ending basically being Oscar saying "your late". The pacing and all the time jumps made it quite jarring to watch however. The total reset after S1 was particularly brutal, nearly made me drop the show, well if everything gets reset, what was the point watching it?. Glad i watched to the end.
Mar 25, 9:22 AM
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So, we got two more rewinds in the same episode. It was good, but the pacing this season was frustrating.

At least Tinasha and Oscar confessed their feelings and love for each other before the new—or original—timeline started. And they still remembered each other when they reunited in his new timeline, which was hard to swallow.

I'm not sure if the series as a whole has ended since we saw new characters who haven't been introduced yet. Plus, there was a girl with a bag who gave me the vibe that she just arrived in another world.

If anyone knows whether this is the end of the series, do let me know.



@XArceusX
It's the end, but it's also a new beginning of sorts. This is how the "Unnamed Memory", the story of Oscar and Tinasha amidst the time-rewriting, ends, and how the final volume 6 of the original series ends. But the author kept writing a lot of stuff after that, including the "After the End" series that's ongoing, which is essentially a sequel telling the various stories of Oscar and Tinasha in the new world where they die and reborn and hunt the artifacts, and the isekai spin-off Babel, which that girl you noticed is from. However, I haven't read any of the other stuff so I can't tell you more than this.
Mar 25, 9:39 AM
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And that’s a wrap. Had a lot of the same issues with pacing and timeline jumping as the first season did, but when it managed to stay on point and didn’t require a flowchart to watch, I liked it.

I think the core of this series, Oscar and Tinasha, are very interesting to watch and I love their ship. But the anime even as an anime only feels very poorly paced and like an incomplete story at times. There’s so obviously large segments missing. This finale was for the most part, good, though. Some of the Eleterria lore got a little confusing, but that ending was sweet and I’ll miss these two.

Given Eleterria was born out of the desire to save someone, it’s fitting that it’s also destroyed out of that same desire. I’m a bit confused though because of all the time looping, but is Oscar meant to be the kid that Eleterria saved 400 years ago? Thus making him the ancestor of the time readers? At any rate, Valt wanting to destroy them was actually the right call. Going back into the past to overwrite the world has horrible consequences and ultimately that’s not how life’s supposed to be. Life is special because it doesn’t last forever and we lose the people we care about, that’s why you have to cherish every moment.

I haven’t read the books(yet, I do own them), but this does feel like the end of the story, if anyone’s read please let me know. I know there’s a sequel light novel or at least one that’s in the future of the same world, so there’s more to the story but I’m not sure if Oscar and Tinasha have more in the main books. I’m glad everyone mainly got a happy ending and in this remade world, Oscar and Tinasha can grow up together ❤️ the stakes and story in season 2 were better even if it had a lot of the same flaws.

P.S so is this world an isekai and the first queen of Farasas came from another world or? I’m confused on that too and how the other world plays a role in this one
@Marinate1016 No, that was a kid whose mother was given Eleterria by an outsider and caused the first rewrite, making him the first Time Reader. Oscar is the descendant of the first queen of Farsas, Deirdre, who was another outsider who traded her own power for Akashia and gave it to the king, creating the Farsas bloodline. For the other questions, I explained in the post above :)
Mar 25, 10:30 AM
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Personally, this anime is okay.
Mar 25, 10:38 AM
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Ugh, I really wanted to like this show because of the amazing sound department and entertaining interactions between our main leads but the story just kept making little and little sense by the episode. Thankfully, it levelled off leaving "just a few questions" at the very end but that still isn't good enough at all. It felt like some of the dialogue wasn't adding up or something, were they like skipping parts of it or something? Or maybe I'm just too confused to make out what's what. What was Valt's 31 years about?

Tinasha's past with the beheaded shot surprised me, I knew she'd it rough but didn't see that coming at all. Had a feeling it would end with the Eleterria being destroyed by the two despite that attempt to get away from the Lake of Silence, and I;m glad they went through with it. Got to take out something like that. Best case scenario - The orb shattering and the pieces piercing them probably led to that conclusion where they remembered each other.

If only this could've been three cours, seriously. I feel like there's a really good story to be told here but a lot of the nuances and plenty of details went completely over my head. Season 1 was hard to follow but I feel like I got the gist of the story. With S2 however, it felt like the pace went up and it should've really been the exact opposite. 5/10 from here.

What's this about them being immortal and whatnot though? I remember seeing that in one of the earlier episode discussions and figured I'd know when this finale comes around but clearly not yet, ig. Anyone's got the info on this?
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Mar 25, 10:48 AM
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They did it...they said the name of the show!!!

Nah all things considered, I really enjoyed this anime, even thought it had its many flaws "...pacing...".
I'm glad to see we got a happy ending.


Mar 25, 10:58 AM
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Definitely give the LNs a read if you remotely enjoyed this series even with its poor pacing. It did adapt the full main story, there's a sequel and spin-off including the girl shown at the end.

That said, I did enjoy the way last 4 or 5 episodes were handled, mostly
Mar 25, 11:55 AM
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They really put Tinasha on the spot in the season finale, forcing her to make yet another difficult decision. Feels like a recurring trend at this rate.

All things aside, I'm glad Tinasha is able to take on her role to the end. Plus, she and Oliver has one more embracing moment in the end. I guess it was a safe ending for the series as a whole.
@Stark700 you mean Oscar? there is no Oliver in that anime
Mar 25, 12:13 PM
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Most of the times anime adaptation with inadequate budget can hurt the source material, but this anime has 24 episodes, twice of most other anime, and still can't convince me, so putting a blame on anime is probably not fair when the source might be a part of the problem too.

But let's say Tinasha get to enjoy shota Oscar at the end might be a reward that worth living through multiple 400 years of tortures, at least for me.
Mar 25, 12:52 PM

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ok so... almost everybody gets a happy ending? really, that just makes zero sense... it is nice and fluffy n heartwarming n stuff... but... ugh...

seriously, this show both S1 and S2 suffered GREATLY from the screenwriters' efforts. this series finale was also pretty bad. i hope the Unnamed Memory: After the End next LN series by Furumiya-san either gets NO anime or if it does, NOT by studio ENGI... because every show of theirs i've watched after Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out Season 2 has been mid at best.

well, once again a 5/10. average animation, pretty character designs, backgrounds and environmentals were VERY poorly made, music wasn't bad just average, animation blah bland and average, acting was fun though! Oscar and Tina's JVAs were well chosen and did good work! but of course the screenwriting tanked the whole show.

frankly, i can't recommend this show to anybody. even if they had no anime at all to watch and were desperate... i'd tell them to try these two seasons ONLY if they were scraping the very bottom of their barrel and not a single title on their 'oh i'm curious about these, but i haven't the time.' list remained to be watched.

quick PS... i'm QUITE glad Funi-Roll has NOT decided to dub Unnamed into English. i think these two seasons won't be making any hefty profits as/is for Crunchy and an English dub wouldn't increase those profits enough to balance the production costs/time needed. but for some strange reason they ARE dubbing it into German, probably via outsourcing/contractors. they're also producing it with the following subs: "English, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Deutsch, Español (América Latina), Español (España), Français, Italiano, Português (Brasil), Tiếng Việt, Русский, العربية, 中文 (简体), ไทย". to date, i can find no data on Crunchy producing ANY DVD/BR boxed set(s) for North American etc. distribution. but, with that German dub i'm 'hypothesizing' a disk set in German could happen.
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Mar 25, 1:04 PM

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And that was the final episode of Unnamend Memory. I will read the 6x Light Novels next
Mar 25, 1:14 PM

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Everyone complaining about the pacing while I'm here glad that an anime finally has a proper ending/closure. Been so many shows since something like this has happened LMAO.
Mar 25, 1:25 PM
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Finally an happy ending!
Tinasha was in the center of attention this time and the story is repeating or recreating each time.

I am so glad that they are married and live a peaceful life.
Mar 25, 1:37 PM

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Everyone complaining about the pacing while I'm here glad that an anime finally has a proper ending/closure. Been so many shows since something like this has happened LMAO.
@PolynAzn YEAH! a complete adaptation does not happen often in anime. the issue is the marketplace has been like this since 'The Otaku Boom' in Japan during the 1980's. since then, around 60% of all anime are what i've labeled 'pump and dump promo shows'. 1 season, 12 episodes, and created just to increase sales of printed source materials and merch. with the streaming/piracy/fansubbing explosion post Napster 2000 the anime/otaku industry in Japan (with increased fandom in Asia, North America, and Europe) has expanded their efforts (to the detriment of animation studios' employee's lives) with more and more second seasons and extended numbers of shows in the 24-episode range.
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Mar 25, 1:45 PM

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wow

this was a beautiful finale episode


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Mar 25, 2:02 PM

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I was reaching for my pitchfork but the after credits saved it. Letting him keep his memories was a nice touch.
Mar 25, 2:45 PM

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Great! Unnamed Memory is finished! No matter what we say about the pacing, it was fun to watch. And guess what? It was like an advertisement fo the great story. It makes me want to read all the chapters of the story universe. I feel like the chronologically earlier stories will be very interesting. And apparently, the events "after the end" are also quite interesting.
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Mar 25, 2:59 PM

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This could have been a great show if the director and writers could have figured out what they needed to cut from the source instead of trying to cram in too many superfluous bits
Mar 25, 3:01 PM
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peak ending, its just that they should've told earlier that they are going to reunite it. I cried in vain
Mar 25, 3:05 PM
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I wish I can say I enjoyed it, but I was confused half of the time lol

But I love the ending, that's that
Mar 25, 4:07 PM
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What a great ending, it was cinema, it's a shame the first part was a bit boring but the second part was very good.
Mar 25, 4:32 PM
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Great ending though its each time they are reborn are repetitive, but i’m glad that it had a happy ending
Mar 25, 4:36 PM
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My 11th Winter 2025 anime finished! Wow. I am very confused 🤣 Tinasha took the Blue Orb, dove into the Lake. Somehow the orb cracked and Tinasha got to travel back in time to anywhere she wanted, most happiest. Oscar destroys both orbs, something happened again. Now Tinasha destroyed the harpie girl which I think I remember from season 1? But now Oscar is a kid…

ANYWAY! I still remember how BS Season 1’s ending was 🤯🤣 I guess this is a better ending. Both are together this time in the end. Honestly, the romance between Oscar and Tinasha is all I cared about. Very wholesome and heartwarming. Didn’t really care for anything else going on outside of that like with the kingdoms. Season 1: Oscar chasing after Tinasha. Season 2: Tinasha chasing after Oscar. Oscar never got to sleep with her 😅 but maybe now he finally can.
Mar 25, 5:01 PM
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Man, they trolled me with that damned ending. Glad I watched the after credits scene, I was fixing to be angry, all this way to be given something so bittersweet would really suck, thank God, NO.
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Overall pretty good, the pace is pretty fast but acceptable.

Funny that Valt blackmailing Tinasha to destroy the orbs but in the end the sword was the one that able to break them.

Onee-shota is the true end, the author is cultured guy lol.

KiliianSleipnir said:
YEAH! a complete adaptation does not happen often in anime. the issue is the marketplace has been like this since 'The Otaku Boom' in Japan during the 1980's. since then, around 60% of all anime are what i've labeled 'pump and dump promo shows'. 1 season, 12 episodes, and created just to increase sales of printed source materials and merch. with the streaming/piracy/fansubbing explosion post Napster 2000 the anime/otaku industry in Japan (with increased fandom in Asia, North America, and Europe) has expanded their efforts (to the detriment of animation studios' employee's lives) with more and more second seasons and extended numbers of shows in the 24-episode range.


Anime since long ago has been made with the intend promote the original source material. This anime is also like that, they made it to promote the light novel sequel. So it's not really complete adaptation lol.
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phantomfandom said:
Most of the times anime adaptation with inadequate budget can hurt the source material, but this anime has 24 episodes, twice of most other anime, and still can't convince me, so putting a blame on anime is probably not fair when the source might be a part of the problem too.

But let's say Tinasha get to enjoy shota Oscar at the end might be a reward that worth living through multiple 400 years of tortures, at least for me.

don't even blame the source, it's clearly the studio's fault. incompetent director and staff, skipping lots of chapters and rearranging events only confuses viewers. they knew they had 24 episode, and they still butchered the source material
Mar 25, 7:08 PM
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Excellent ending episode! Good series, honestly produced, even with the heinous direction and screenplay; the story and the couple, Oscar and Tinasha, more than compensates!
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Imagine creating a masterpiece of a movie that's 2 hrs long. Now imagine dividing the movie in 24 equal parts with 5 min segments. Now you remove every other 5 min segment from it so that only 12 parts are left and join them together to form a 1hr long movie and release it. Suddenly, the original 2 hr long masterpiece became something mediocre at best. Everyone who watched it knew the key moments and ending, but the whole context and emotions are completely lost in the final product. Do the same to a series that has enough content to be adapted into 4 seasons or more and we get the Unnamed Memory anime adaptation.

Honestly, however you look at it, it's a terrible adaptation of an absolutely amazing light novel series. They even had an anime-original ending as it'll require more episodes to explain the true ending. Apparently, the main purpose of this anime is to serve as an advertisement to the LN series. Well, I'd rather have this garbage adaptation than having no anime adaptation at all I guess.
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XArceusX said:
If anyone knows whether this is the end of the series, do let me know.


The ending you saw is an anime-original ending of the main story. There are countless side stories and sequels. The main story you saw in the anime amounts to only a tiny fraction of the entire story of the Unnamed Memory story universe called "Word ~Memoria~". The author has been writing this series since 2006 and it's still ongoing. Well, technically it's in its final arc and about to end soon. The story spans over 10,000 years of lore and love stories between Tinasha and Oscar filled with extreme bliss and immense sufferings. Here's an info graphic representing the scope of the entire novel series:



Credit to the above image goes to the one who posted this reddit thread chain explaining the lore of UM story universe. Check it out if you don't mind spoilers.
Mar 25, 9:04 PM

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A happy but confusing ending to a poorly edited and directed series.

The skipping all over the place made most of the show feel like just a mishmash of scenes.

Can't give it more than 4 out of 10.
Mar 25, 9:50 PM

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phantomfandom said:
Most of the times anime adaptation with inadequate budget can hurt the source material, but this anime has 24 episodes, twice of most other anime, and still can't convince me, so putting a blame on anime is probably not fair when the source might be a part of the problem too.

But let's say Tinasha get to enjoy shota Oscar at the end might be a reward that worth living through multiple 400 years of tortures, at least for me.

don't even blame the source, it's clearly the studio's fault. incompetent director and staff, skipping lots of chapters and rearranging events only confuses viewers. they knew they had 24 episode, and they still butchered the source material
@phantomfandom as well as @hypexleaks

with 6 LN to adapt, 24 episodes was BELOW the minimum requirements for LN to anime adaptations. 3-4 books per 12 episodes is the minimum standard. like another commenter here on the episode 12 board previously stated, if the adaptation had been 3 Seasons instead of 2 it would have been easier to squeeze in more details and fewer 'things' would have been cut from the books.

yes, the execution was sub-par. but everybody needs to remember to consider the constraints of the production budget. wherein 'The Big Yen Guys' who put the cash down and 'make the rules' ALL anime studios have to follow, unless the studio SELF-FUNDS the project. if studio ENGI was unable to perform up to 'everybody standards' i would posit we FIRST consider whom set-up the project in the first place.

Kadokawa. ASCII Media Works the publisher of Unnamed Memory's LN is owned by the media giant Kado. they've got the Yen, why didn't they pony up 3 seasons' worth instead of just 2?

Tencent Japan. yep, the Japanese branch of the CHINESE media giant TENCENT. they're funding more and more projects in Japan, that's why they've got a branch in-country.

AT-X. one of the more popular multimedia/TV networks of Japan. they are publicly owned BTW with almost ZERO stock held by the National Japanese Government. they are a paid-subscription anime television network owned by AT-X, Inc. since June 26, 2000. AT-X channel was started on December 24, 1997 as a subsidiary of TV Tokyo Medianet, which is (in turn) owned by TV Tokyo. Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo. AT-X broadcasts anime via satellite, cable, and IPTV (internet protocol TV AKA 'streaming' like Crunchyroll and HIDIVE). now, why would somebody who has been providing 'Big Yen' to anime productions since May, 2001 when 'Figure 17' (the first AT-X funded anime) began airing mess up and not give studio ENGI more cash to make a longer project?

\shrug/ we'd have to ask those three to comment on why this show wasn't longer.
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That was a really abrupt ending, I'm not sure how I feel about it just yet. It seems that this time Oscar retained his memories, not sure about Tinasha? Then suddenly they're flying on the dragon but I feel kind of cheated, like it was way too fast and we know nothing of their third? lives.
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Overall pretty good, the pace is pretty fast but acceptable.

Funny that Valt blackmailing Tinasha to destroy the orbs but in the end the sword was the one that able to break them.

Onee-shota is the true end, the author is cultured guy lol.

KiliianSleipnir said:
YEAH! a complete adaptation does not happen often in anime. the issue is the marketplace has been like this since 'The Otaku Boom' in Japan during the 1980's. since then, around 60% of all anime are what i've labeled 'pump and dump promo shows'. 1 season, 12 episodes, and created just to increase sales of printed source materials and merch. with the streaming/piracy/fansubbing explosion post Napster 2000 the anime/otaku industry in Japan (with increased fandom in Asia, North America, and Europe) has expanded their efforts (to the detriment of animation studios' employee's lives) with more and more second seasons and extended numbers of shows in the 24-episode range.


Anime since long ago has been made with the intend promote the original source material. This anime is also like that, they made it to promote the light novel sequel. So it's not really complete adaptation lol.
@LeonLanford which sequel book? April 17, 2024 Volume4 or January 17, 2025 Volume5 of 'After the End'. because Vol6 of the LN this show was adapted from was published April 17, 2021. so why adapt a LN series THAT old? cross-promoting the 'sequel' via the first part really doesn't make sense. unless ASCII Media Works is going to reprint Vols1-6 of the LN this show comes from?
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phantomfandom said:
Most of the times anime adaptation with inadequate budget can hurt the source material, but this anime has 24 episodes, twice of most other anime, and still can't convince me, so putting a blame on anime is probably not fair when the source might be a part of the problem too.

For people saying they had 24 episodes to adapt 6 volumes, here's my perspective. Unnamed Memory is more close to a regular novel than a "light" novel. Every volume is stacked. I've read a lot of light novels and it took me roughly twice the amount of time to read a single volume of UM when compared to your typical light novels. So, in terms of content, the 6 volumes of UM is roughly equivalent to 10-12 volumes of a normal LN. So, as you can imagine, the anime ended up butchering a lot more than you think even with a 24 episode adaptation.

To get a sense of what a good / bad adaptation feels like, take a look at the anime 86. They adapted just 3 volumes in 24 episodes and it is praised as one of the best LN to anime adaptations to ever exist. The same is true for Mushoku Tensei. While, The Classroom of the Elite series is a good example of another terrible adaptation. They adapted 14 volumes in 38 episodes, roughly 5 volumes per season. So as you can see, in most cases, the studio is to blame for terrible adaptations instead of the source material.
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AngelofFrost said:
phantomfandom said:
Most of the times anime adaptation with inadequate budget can hurt the source material, but this anime has 24 episodes, twice of most other anime, and still can't convince me, so putting a blame on anime is probably not fair when the source might be a part of the problem too.

For people saying they had 24 episodes to adapt 6 volumes, here's my perspective. Unnamed Memory is more close to a regular novel than a "light" novel. Every volume is stacked. I've read a lot of light novels and it took me roughly twice the amount of time to read a single volume of UM when compared to your typical light novels. So, in terms of content, the 6 volumes of UM is roughly equivalent to 10-12 volumes of a normal LN. So, as you can imagine, the anime ended up butchering a lot more than you think even with a 24 episode adaptation.

To get a sense of what a good / bad adaptation feels like, take a look at the anime 86. They adapted just 3 volumes in 24 episodes and it is praised as one of the best LN to anime adaptations to ever exist. The same is true for Mushoku Tensei. While, The Classroom of the Elite series is a good example of another terrible adaptation. They adapted 14 volumes in 38 episodes, roughly 5 volumes per season. So as you can see, in most cases, the studio is to blame for terrible adaptations instead of the source material.

Exactly, the lengths of each volume for Unnamed Memory surpasses the average light novel. Even with 24 episodes, it could've 100% turned out to be a better adaption than whatever ENGI did. If we had a more competent director and studio put on it, but we got what they gave us, I guess I can appreciate the anime as its own thing.

I'm just happy they did a lot of the action scenes justice, they didn't have to do that. They don't usually do that, so I'm thankful for that at least. I can read the novels than enjoy the anime seeing it animated.

studio engi = 🗑️
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We can hope that if the sequel novels are animated at some point, a better studio and director will take on the project. I never want Studio Engi touching good source material ever again
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Fuck man, I am still so disappointed, this could have been such an amazing show if it weren't for stupid production decisions. I've read through some of the lore writeups from someone in the Unnamed Memory subreddit and it's just such a waste man.

They could have made 3, 25 episode seasons, but no. Project Unnamed Memory my ass.

I hope at some point in the future in my lifetime someone decides to use the Eleterra on the show's script, but without rewriting the current reality, just the script.

I would love to read the Light Novel though at some point, if I ever find the time.

Whatever the case though, at least the show gave us Oscar and Tinasha, no matter how screwed over the anime was, they were the saving grace.
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So are they back in the timeline of season 1?
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So she became a shotacon lol

But I have to say, they gave a fairly good ending to the story.... One of the best fantasy romance (with time Travel).
But honestly I wanted to see those otherworldly beings that came from outside their world and what stories they had- who would have known that Farsas Royal family had a massive history with otherworldly beings and a witch as a grandmother (that grandfather sure didn't back down from marrying a witch, couldn't get Tinasha so she choose another witch xD) and now a witch as a wife lol.

That ending there probably might've been the best cuz if the story continues it probably would get more complicated from there so it's was just fineeeee and peaceful.
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@LeonLanford which sequel book? April 17, 2024 Volume4 or January 17, 2025 Volume5 of 'After the End'. because Vol6 of the LN this show was adapted from was published April 17, 2021. so why adapt a LN series THAT old? cross-promoting the 'sequel' via the first part really doesn't make sense. unless ASCII Media Works is going to reprint Vols1-6 of the LN this show comes from?
@KiliianSleipnir You can see the entry in MAL called After the End. There's no synopsis there but from the looking a bit it seems


The sequel is still ongoing. AngelofFrost posted the timeline above.

This is not first time anime made to promote sequel of the original source.
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Okay, I like this anime but I do think I would significantly enjoy the light novel more. There are issues with this adaptation, but it still intrigues me regardless so I'm gonna buy the novels.
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@KiliianSleipnir You can see the entry in MAL called After the End. There's no synopsis there but from the looking a bit it seems


The sequel is still ongoing. AngelofFrost posted the timeline above.

This is not first time anime made to promote sequel of the original source.
@LeonLanford

actually yes to the best of my 30+ years' experience this would be the ONLY anime ever made to promo a sequel or spin-off. if you've proof i'd be happy to read it. printed proof from studios' announcements or production companies' news releases or other official statements. otherwise, this is just pure speculation utilizing merely coincidental dates of release on a calendar.

TYBWA from Bleach took 20 years to make it into anime. that frankly is the LONGEST gap between source printing finale and anime creation ever in anime history. sure, the Bleach game on Playstation is going gonzo and the Light Novels are selling good because of TYBWA. but NOBODY has said anything anywhere i've read that TYBWA is out there because of 'new material' that needs sales bumps.

think on JC Staff and the recently announced 'A Certain Scientific Railgun' new anime season and that... ITEM... wasn't it? side story anime. both those titles are still printing i do believe.

like i said before, why create the 'first story' so to speak in Unnamed Memory THIS CRAPPILY to promo the REST of the story??? somebody watches these two seasons they're gonna TOTALLY pass on even getting the 6 books this show adapts. especially since folks are going to have to go back and buy book 1 (in Japan) published Jan. 2019... a 6-year-old LN???

yeah i scanned over that timeline graphic, confusing as hell... just about as confusing as Monogatari's anime release dates vs LN reading vs chronological order of events lists... if the whole Unnamed Memory franchise is written that chaotically... \shrug/ i personally wouldn't touch it.
just an ol school American otaku enjoyin the life. don't sass me kiddies, i've been otaku probably since before you were born. leave me in peace and i won't bother you either.

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Most of the times anime adaptation with inadequate budget can hurt the source material, but this anime has 24 episodes, twice of most other anime, and still can't convince me, so putting a blame on anime is probably not fair when the source might be a part of the problem too.

But let's say Tinasha get to enjoy shota Oscar at the end might be a reward that worth living through multiple 400 years of tortures, at least for me.
@phantomfandom the source readers say the problems in the anime don't exist
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Everyone complaining about the pacing while I'm here glad that an anime finally has a proper ending/closure. Been so many shows since something like this has happened LMAO.
@PolynAzn doesn't make for a good adaptation you're better off reading
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