The anime "Unnamed Memory", based on a light novel and scheduled to air in spring 2024, is a tale of love and romance between Oscar, the prince of a great nation who has been cursed with no descendants, and Tinasha, a witch who is a symbol of fear and disaster. It also has battle scenes and mystery elements. The original is a light novel, but it has also been adapted into a comic, so this time I would like to introduce the contents of the first volume of the comic version!
Story 1: A world with witches
In this world, there were beings called witches. Witches are women who are considered different because of their enormous power. They live for a long time and wield their enormous power at will, and for hundreds of years they have been symbols of fear and disaster. There are five witches in the world, and they are called the "Closed Forest Witch", the "Water Witch", the "Uncalled Witch", the "Silent Witch", and the "Blue Moon Witch".
Story 2: The Blue Moon Witch
The "Blue Moon Witch", who is said to have the most powerful power among witches, is said to have built a blue tower in the wilderness that does not belong to any country and live on the top floor of the tower. There were many trials in the tower, and it was said that if one could overcome them and reach the top floor, she would grant one's wish, but no one who challenged the tower returned safely, and gradually no one approached.
Story 3: Oscar the Challenger
There were two young people who tried to challenge the blue tower. One was Oscar, the crown prince of the great nation of Falsas, and the other was his servant, Lazar. Oscar overcomes one trial after another, but his servant Lazar suggests that they return home immediately due to the severity of the trials. Oscar, who is full of energy, ignores the suggestion and overcomes one trial after another, but in the middle of the challenge, Lazar falls into a trap in the tower and falls. Oscar, who lost Lazar, overcomes the remaining towers with a heavy heart.
Story 4: Encounter with the Blue Moon Witch
Waiting for Oscar, who reached the top floor, was a young and beautiful girl who seemed to have lived for hundreds of years. The Blue Moon Witch, who calls herself Tinasha, says that she has stopped her physical growth through magic and has actually lived a long time. In addition, the tower is designed to prevent deaths, and Lazar, who dropped out halfway, was safe. Up until now, those who had failed the tower challenge had their memories tampered with and were sent somewhere on the continent, but the Blue Moon Witch Tinasha was a kind person who was hard to believe was a symbol of fear and disaster.
Story 5: The Curse of the Silent Witch
Even though Oscar was the crown prince of a country, he knew the risks and climbed the tower. There was a reason for this: the Silent Witch had put a curse on him that would prevent him from having descendants. In order to break the curse, he studied hard and tried every possible way, but in the end he couldn't find a way to break the curse, so he took on the challenge of the Blue Moon Witch in desperation. However, even the strongest witch, Tinasha, was unable to break the Silent Witch's curse.
Story 6: A Blessing, Not a Curse
In fact, it was a blessing, not a curse, that was cast on Oscar. By casting an extremely strong blessing, a powerful blessing was cast on the unborn fetus, and the mother's body was unable to withstand the power of the powerful blessing. The curse was not a curse that caused impotence or infertility, but a powerful blessing that destroyed the mother's body. And even the Witch of the Blue Moon could not do anything about that blessing.
Story 7: I Choose You!
However, Tinasha also teaches a secret technique that can penetrate the curse. It is said that if the mother's body is strong enough to withstand the blessing, it is possible to withstand the curse and give birth. However, such talent is limited, and it is unlikely to be found even if you search now. So, as a reward for conquering the tower, Oscar demands that "Tinasha descend from here and become his wife." Tinasha, the Witch of the Blue Moon, was naturally one of the mothers who could withstand the curse. Tinasha's face turned red and she refused eagerly, and tried to force Oscar back, but Oscar couldn't because he had the national treasure of Falsas, the sword Akasia, which has absolute resistance to magic.
Story 8: One-year contract
I chose you to be the cheat in another world! Tinasha was told something like that, but she adamantly refused to get married and have children, so Oscar had no choice but to change his request to "leave here for a year and live by my side in Falsas." Tinasha accepts the request and makes a contract to be Oscar's guardian for one year. Oscar says that if she changes her mind, she can stay as his wife permanently, but she says that she will not change her mind.
Story 9: Tinasha lives as a witch's apprentice
Tinasha, who stays in the castle as Oscar's guardian, has sealed away most of her magical powers and works as a witch's apprentice and court magician on the surface. Tinasha, who enjoys a leisurely life in Falsas, is in charge of lighting at a festival held in Falsas Castle City, and she is very much looking forward to the festival itself. On the day of the festival, she greets the magician Themis and encounters a duo who leaves a strange message for Tinasha.
Story 10: An incident occurs
During the festival, a child falls into a moat and drowns. A soldier named Ars jumps into the moat to rescue the child, but shortly afterwards, a magician named Themis is murdered by someone, and Tinasha, who was stationed nearby but left her area immediately after the incident, becomes the prime suspect. However, Tinasha met with Oscar at that time, proving her innocence, and Ars is put in charge of investigating the incident.
Story ⑪ The murderer of Themis
After Themis was poisoned, she was dismembered and burned. The person who was supposed to be Themis was seen at the time the child drowned. However, since Themis was doing her job of lighting a lamp submerged in water, it didn't matter if the time of Themis' death and the time the light was on didn't match. Ars speculates that Themis died before the child drowned. Ars had witnessed the distinctive crest on Themis' arm, but all he saw was Themis' arm, and it was the dismembered arm of Themis. The culprit used Themis' arm to create a false alibi.
Story ⑫ The identity of the culprit
The culprit's true identity was Themis' lover, Fura. Fura was a spiritist who had the characteristic of losing her power when she lost her virginity. Fura willingly gave her virginity to Themis and lost her power, but she confessed that she could not bear Themis's condescending gaze towards her after she lost her power, so she committed the murder. However, Themis was seriously considering marrying her, and no one knew if she really looked down on her.
Story ⑬: The existence of the mastermind
After killing Themis, Fura committed suicide in prison. However, it was a crime that she could never have committed alone, and the presence of a mastermind was lurking behind the scenes. A suspicious old man was frequenting Fura's surroundings, and a similar person was also seen when Fura committed suicide. The identity and purpose of the mastermind remain unknown at this time.
【Unnamed Memory】Summary of the story volume 1
I've summarized the contents of the comic book version of Unnamed Memory volume 1! At first, the story was about Oscar and Tinasha's fateful encounter, and the murder case they get involved in that leads to further incidents. It doesn't simply follow a linear story, but also covers their trivial daily lives and incidents. There are many stories about Oscar and Tinasha's daily lives, and they are stories that don't even need to be named, so if you're interested, please watch it!
