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There's a reason why common writing advice is to show, not tell. I think there may be some inevitable advice about anime adaptations that studios urge not to ignore, and do I ever wish that Untitled Memory had gotten that memo. While episode two showed that the anime is happily skipping around the source novels, episode four proves that it's also hopping around the books like a drunk rabbit – the characters are introduced, Tinasha has a number of plans in mind, what's more is that her past is almost revealed, someone we don't know or care about is dead, and a lot of sword fighting is started and never comes out. It's enough to give you a headache or a little seasickness.
The sword fights are probably the most annoying element. Oscar is struggling with the guardians when he asks Tinasha (who has been wearing a sword at her hip throughout the series) to try, telling her that she can even use magic. She accepts his offer and we see three possible exchanges. Then boom! Cut to Tinasha using her healing magic on Oscar while the bystanders all get excited about how awesome that fight was. You know what would be really awesome? If we have a chance to witness the war. That's also true of many of Oscar and Tinasha's other fights in this episode—we only see the beginning and the latter, and that tells us little to nothing really about Tinasha's powers or how Oscar learn how to deal with her dual wielding and dual magic. sword. Presumably, the whole exercise was intended to show how great she is, thus making him even more interested in marrying her, but when we don't actually see it, in the end At the same time, it did not achieve its goal.
More interesting is the plot about the newly founded nation of magicians and spiritual sages, who somehow know that Tinasha is present next to Oscar. They called her Aeti, a name they foolishly assumed would make her more inclined to listen to them, and which certainly implied that her past might not be something she wanted others to know. too much. She made a comment about not being good with romantic relationships, which seemed to imply that someone might have once set a target for her, and it felt like “Aeti” might be the one. name is associated with that time in her life, if only because it brings back unpleasant (and nameless?) memories. However, whatever the reason, the fact that the messenger knew the name and assumed it had power over Tinasha made him even more suspicious than just knowing that she was in the country in the first place.
Miralys is the more attractive newcomer to the court, even if Tinasha doesn't seem interested in her. We know she's not a new character and Tinasha knows she has magical powers. On the other hand, her maid disguise seems to have worked—and I don't think the death of the general who supposedly recommended her for palace service was a coincidence. We know she's strong enough to kill an old man or two, even if they have magical or diplomatic immunity, so eliminating him before he can expose her would be common sense. she should, especially since she's in Oscar's workforce. Whether Tinasha's lack of anxiety in that regard is a symptom of her having too much on her mind (which seems possible) or because Miralys really isn't much of a threat remains to be seen review. I just hope we actually get to see it.
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Untitled Memory is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
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