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Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]

Colleen Clinkenbeard (Actor), Jamie Marchi (Actor), Christopher Bevins (Director) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 577 ratings
IMDb7.1/10.0
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Genre Anime & Manga
Format Multiple Formats, NTSC, Blu-ray, Widescreen, Digital Sound, Color, Subtitled
Contributor Colleen Clinkenbeard, Jamie Marchi, Christopher Bevins, Clarine Harp
Language English, Japanese
Number Of Discs 2
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Rin Asogi is an immortal private detective with a thirst for vodka and a talent for attracting things that go bump in the night. In a series of nightmarish vignettes spanning sixty-five years, Rin's lush body is sadistically pierced, blown up, and mulched to a bloody pulp. The fiend behind her tortured existence is Apos, an eternal being obsessed with sacrificing Rin to Yggdrasil, the tree of all life. While Rin struggles to unravel the secrets of her endless agony, Apos lurks in the shadows, eager to tear into her ripe body and devour the memories of her countless lives. Rin's no stranger to the realm of the dead, but her next visit could last forever.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ Relay time: 300min
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Christopher Bevins
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, NTSC, Blu-ray, Widescreen, Digital Sound, Color, Subtitled
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 5 hours and 25 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ July 20, 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Colleen Clinkenbeard, Jamie Marchi, Clarine Harp
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English, Japanese
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Funimation Prod
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003H6KRNE
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 577 ratings

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Two disk ? Theres only one disk in here and the DVD literally says 2 disk.
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Anthony
5.0 out of 5 stars Great anime!
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2013
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Before I give my opinion, this anime is NOT for everybody, not many people are going to like the graphic content of this anime and there are quite a few sex scenes in this anime but it's not to the point to where you can call it a hentai, because it doesn't go really into detail if you know what I mean, but you can tell what's going on.

This is a very mature anime for a mature audience only, if you watched animes like Elfen Lied, Claymore, and Deadman Wonderland (Yeah there's other anime shows out there but that's the only ones I could pull at the top of my head) you'll enjoy this anime. The story is really good I find it very compelling but I don't really wanna talk much about the story because I feel like I'd spoil it. I only would like to tell you what to expect.

My opinion is that I really enjoyed it, the story is bad ass along with this idea of mortality, progression and morality. There are a lot of twisted and disturbing parts. The only negative I would give this anime is that I wish it was longer 6 episodes even though they are 50 minutes each, there was just something about this anime that made me want more lol.

The voice acting dubbed is actually pretty good! I'm normally not a fan of English dub at all but I actually thought it was pretty good, but if you didn't like it there is the option to switch to Japanese voices and to turn on the subtitles.

I didn't really write much, but if you readers out there decide to buy this anime, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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AnimeNerd
5.0 out of 5 stars Immortal Love
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2015
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I'm going to start this off with the amount of hestitation I had towards purchasing this anime. I was EXTREMELY hesitant with reviews left and right describing how gruesome it is but honestly, I'm glad I decided to go for it anyway and I wasn't disappointed at all.

Don't get me wrong, this anime is....messed up to put it lightly in the violence department but I actually found it entertaining and hilarious that this chick named Rin, a beautiful and smart private investigator and protagonist, is getting brutally killed over this ENTIRE series and somehow or another STILL COMES BACK ALIVE. She puts a whole new view on immortal because even in certain circumstances of other characters, those folks would have died. As in never came back.

However this show is not necessarily a comedy either, maybe I'm just messed up? It's got some mythology going on as well as romance and plenty of drama. Oh yeah, and sex. Yeah, I said it. SEX. Like, if the violence wasn't bad enough to keep children far away from this title, the sex most definitely should. It's not very explicit but certain scenes were definitely leaving little to the imagination without this coming off as hentai, (literal, legit anime porn).

All in all, I think it's a pretty good show. Can't think of anything to complain about except that I wish it was longer than 6 episodes that last 45 minutes each. If possible, I'd love a second season however I'm not so sure what the plot would even be.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2023
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Came in on time and it was good as new. Enjoyed the series.
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Jonathan
4.0 out of 5 stars An Enjoyable, Brutal Experience
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2014
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Rin is one of those unfortunate examples of a series that exits the gate with a very strong first episode, is very good for the rest of the series, and does frequently flirt with greatness, but never again reaches the heights of its first episode.

But that first episode is one hell of a ride!

The series is only six episodes long, each episode running about 45 mins in length, and it was originally broadcast one episode per month over the course of six months. The first four episodes are relatively stand-alone episodes, although they do have a unifying aspect, and the series takes place over the course of 65 years. But the thing that most sets Rin apart is that it's an explicitly adult series, and when I say adult, I mean adult.

Gratuitous violence? Check. Strong sexual content? Check. Misogyny? Check. And just for good measure, let's throw in a megalomaniacal hermaphrodite and some lesbian informants who trade information for sex. In the commentary for episode 2, the cast mentions that this is the most adult anime any of them had worked on, mentioning that the closest comparison they could make was to Speed Grapher. I'm not sure how accurate that comparison really is. What I've seen of Speed Grapher sometimes pushed the boundaries a bit, but I don't feel it was anywhere near as boundary-pushing as Rin. A more apt comparison might be to think about the first episode of Elfenlied. The difference, though, is that whereas Elfenlied used that first episode to contrast with the tone of much of the rest of the series, Rin seems to revel in its adult content. In other words, it does sometimes feel violent and graphic simply for the sake of being violent and graphic.

Let's get the bad outta the way: the major antagonist, Apos, is a pretty stock villain, who wants power more or less for the sake of having power and spends the entire series trying to amass that power. He's not especially interesting as a villain or as a character, although he does win points for his gleeful barbarism. The central conceit of the series, that Rin and her sidekick Mimi are immortal and will regenerate after being wounded, no matter how severely, significantly cuts down on the amount of tension the series can offer its audience. The stand-alone nature of the first four episodes means that one of the most interesting questions of the first episode--whether or not Koki Maeno is a clone--is never addressed. And Rin's repeated engagements with the assassin Laura seem to serve no real purpose beyond extending each episode's runtime. I probably ought to mention the ending of the series, as well, because as coherent as most of the series is, the ending is a bit of a mess. I'm not saying it doesn't make sense, but it does get a bit obscure and I think needlessly so.

But all of that is offset by the series' take-no-prisoners, no-holds-barred, in-your-face approach to its story. The very first scene involves Rin being chased through a building by Laura. They get to the rooftop and Rin falls to her death after having her hand severed from her arm. We see Rin's body hit the ground below, followed by her hand, in a very arresting image. We're given no context for this short scene, no sense of its chronological placement. All we know is that Rin dies within the first minute of the series. Cut to what we soon realize is the next morning. Rin sits in her office, a bit groggy but otherwise fine and dandy, and asks for some water. In what becomes a running gag, her sidekick Mimi brings a bottle of vodka and mentions that vodka means water in Russian. It's a delightful scene that teases the audience and subverts our expectations. Soon we learn that Rin is a private investigator recently hired to locate, drumroll please, a morbidly obese cat. These first few minutes help firmly establish the sense of humor employed throughout the series. It's a sense of humor very much over-the-top, but unlike so many other anime series that rely on silly, slap-happy moments, Rin uses its humor to keep its audience in a constant state of uncertainty.

Perhaps the best illustration of this comes at the end of the episode. After having been tortured to death by the mad scientist Sayara Yamanobe in what is the most unsettling scene of the series, Rin breaks into Sayara's office and kills her. Immediately afterwards, we see her drop down from a ceiling tile into the room where Koki Maeno is being held, where she says, "Dude, I'm totally starving." It's a moment of absolute absurdity that the audience can't help but laugh at, but it's also a firm reminder that the audience is in Rin's world now and Rin's world operates according to its own rules.

Consider also the torture scene I just mentioned. Up until this point, there is really very little violence outside of the opening scene, and certainly nothing to suggest just how brutal the torture would be. Rin is captured, restrained, stripped, and then tortured with Sayara gleefully counting the number of holes on the female body to be closed. It's a bloody scene made even worse by Rin's ripping out the studs, barbells, and chains implanted all over her body in the next scene. The violence would be enough to make anyone uncomfortable, but what makes this moment all the more disconcerting is its illustration of the series' seeming delight in subjecting a strong, willful female protagonist to this kind of physical and psychological cruelty. The comparison that immediately springs to mind is Lars von Trier's depression trilogy, the films Antichrist, Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac. In those films too, a strong-willed female lead is repeatedly subjected to extreme forms of cruelty. I'm not sure Rin has those films' political dimension, but the series does visit objectifying, humiliating, and degrading situations on several of the female characters with a fair regularity. It's worth noting, however, that the female characters do come out on top at the end. Make of that what you will.

As intense and disturbing as much of the imagery can be at times, the series as a whole makes for a powerful viewing experience that is not particularly demanding on its audience. I recommend Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne for viewers who are comfortable with strong adult content.
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Levi Most
5.0 out of 5 stars For Those Who Enjoy Quality...
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2011
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This show's writing is on par with anime greats such as Cowboy Bebop, and the animation is just as beautiful. This show aims to please the same crowds that are attracted to the competent stylings of shows such as CB, Wolf's Rain, and Ghost in the Shell. These shows have reputations for quality, and Rin is no different.
In short, if you can appreciate the quality of competent writing, story structure, and animation, you will enjoy this. I saw a couple of people rate this poorly because of the nudity and adult content. The show is realistic, it's not edited for your 5-year old's viewing pleasure. Having a mental complex regarding the human body doesn't mean this is a bad show, it means you'll never have a fulfilling relationship with another adult in your remaining lifetime.
My wife is picky about what we watch. I'm even pickier. We both enjoyed this show from beginning to end. If you're looking for a shorter, enjoyable series, look no further.
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Alan Nicolle
5.0 out of 5 stars An original in the genre
Reviewed in Australia on August 14, 2018
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Nothing you have seen before can prepare you for Rin! It's confusing - It's engrossing - It's sexy - It's extremely violent and gory - and yet it still manages to be uplifting. I won't try to review the story - i need to see it again to prove to myself that it does actually resolve all the plot angles. Highly recommended but definitely not for the squeamish!
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the dream
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent anime.
Reviewed in Canada on October 4, 2015
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A lot of people on the internet like to call this anime "twisted", so I went in expecting something really weird. Turns out it was pretty mild on that side. Yeah sure, there's violence and nudity - but there's much worse out there. I probably wouldn't let a 13 years old watch this, not because of the nudity, just because they probably wouldn't get it.

RIN is a very deep anime in terms of dimension and I like it. There's 6 episodes, each with its own beginning and end, aside from the fifth which continues into the sixth and final episode. They're all linked and take place a few years apart from each other, which is a really interesting concept that no other anime really do. Pretty good overall, just under 6 hours total. Opening and ending songs are magnificent, but I haven't noticed too much of the music throughout the anime.

If you like violent science-fiction/fantasy anime, you're probably going to like this. I know I did.
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Bianca
5.0 out of 5 stars Geheimtipp
Reviewed in Germany on September 8, 2012
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Ich habe die Jap. Fassung mit Englischen Untertieln gesehen und wünsche mir zusehr eine gute deutsche Synchron-Fassung.
Die Story ist sehr komplex und selten von beginn Verständlich.
Die zwei Hauptcharactere Rin und Mimi sind 'Unsterblich' - und arbeiten quasi als Dedektive... im eigenem und öffentlichen Interesse. Die Folgen sind relativ Episodisch (d.H. jede Folge schließt in sich selbst die Handlung ab) und jede Folge spielt etwa 20 Jahre später als die vorangehende... was dazu führt, dass sich ihr Umfeld mehr oder weniger stark ändert, jedoch sie selbst aufgrund ihrer Unsterblichkeit, unverändert bleiben.

Was ich übernatürlich schätze ist, dass JEDE EPISODE 45 MINUTEN dauert, nicht die üblichen 20 - 25 minuten. Dadurch ergibt sich trotz dieser 6 Episoden eine sehr komplexe story, zudem da ja ein indirekter Zusammenhang zwischen den Epioden herrscht und aufgrund der länge selten sich teile der Story wiederholen, somit ist dies eher als ein Film auf 6 mal ~40 Minuten (intro und outro weggerechnet) zu sehen und hat sich wunderbar Abends zum Schlafengehen geignet - zumindest für mich denn...

... es bleibt zu erwähnen, dass doch eine relativ hohe Gewalt- und Schmerzensdarstellung beinhaltet (Nagel-piercings, gebrochene Knochen - deformierte Körper, Ätzungen...) und ist somit sicherlich nicht unbedingt jedermanns geschmack, jedoch meiner Meinung nach unterstreicht dies die Hintergrundgedanken die einen durch den *Film* begleiten... der Wert des Lebens...
Auch wenn ich schon gelesen habe, dass dieser Anime Yuri (Frau - Frau liebesszenen) beinhalten soll und sehr erotisch sei, die hauptcharactere lesbisch sein - kann ich nicht bestätigen. Zwischen Rin und Mimi herrscht nur gelegentlich ein Hauch einer Andeutung und diese sind eher nur eigen-interpretationen... es kommt jedoch eine lesbische Informantin vor, die für die nötige Erotik sorgt, jedoch finde ich auch hier dass es eher harmlos ist und die 2-3 Minuten in 2-3 Folgen nicht wirklich erwähnenswert sind, da doch der Gewaltanteil um vieles Höher und Detaillierter ist.

Ich kann diesen Anime wirklich nur empfehlen und lege in wirklich jedem ans Herz. Es ist meines Gutachtens nach ein wirklicher Geheimtipp, da sich dieser wertvolle Anime leider nicht seiner popularität rühmen kann die er eigentlich verdient.

Noch ein paar Infos am Rande:
☼ Handlung von ca. 1940 bis ca. 2060 (laut meinem Gedächtnis)- eine kurze Erinnerung aus ca. 1100
☼ Nebenrollen nehmen geringen platz ein, da diese ja altern und im verlaufe sterben... sie begleiten einen meist nur 1,5 episoden lang
☼ Action(40%), Gewalt(40%), Erotic(15%) und Romance(5%) sind wesentliche bestandteile
☼ Oft werden auch satyrisch Sachinhalte erfasst, sprich: wer die Hintergrund-aussage nicht versteht hat nur ein viertel des Filmes verstanden - also leute die Probleme mit unterschwelligen Nachrichten haben sollten es eher ruhig angehen lassen, da doch ein vernünftiges Maß an Niveau gefragt ist.

Meine persönliche Empfehlung
Wer mit einem offenen Ende leben kann, sollte sich die letzte Episode schenken und sein eigenes Ende im Kopf drehen. Das Ende empfinde ich so, als wären die 45 Minuten zuwenig gewesen um Ihre eigentliche Idee reinzupacken, haben ein Altanativende geschrieben das jedoch auch den Zeitramen gesprengt hat. Es wirkt nicht ganz zu schlüssig wie gewohnt und speziell die letzten paar Handlungen wirken übertrieben schnell abgehandelt... und letztendlich kommt ein romantischer Aspekt hinzu, der vorher schlicht weg einfach nicht vorhanden war.
Eine zusätzliche Episode, von mir aus mit zusammenhängender Storyline hätte für mich eindeutig die bessere Alternative gebildet.

Nichts desto Trotz finde ich hat dieser Anime aufgrund des Outsider-Handicaps, mut zu den 45 Minuten, gute Vertonung, tolle Story und 5/6 zufiedenstellende bis atemberaubende Episoden wirklich seine 5 Sterne verdient.
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Night Hawk
5.0 out of 5 stars Violent, Sexual, but Brilliant.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2012
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Firstly I loved Rin. As an anime it is different and unique. I know someone will have probably said this but it is rated for a reason. It is very violent as we watch Rin be shot, blown up and literally be "liquidised". Rin is also full of nudity and has some sexual scenes, but don`t let that put you off. It still a clever show.
It`s about objects called time fruits, which enter the body and women become immortal and men become "Angels". That doesn`t mean they are angelic. As the immortal women can be killed by the "Angels". In the anime we watch Rin life in 1990 to 2055. We watch other characters Rin meets age as she lives on. We are also introduced to a particually evil guardian named Apos. There is an incredibly surprising twist near the end of the anime involving him.
The anime is only six episodes but they are a good length and it`s definately entertaining.
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シブキン
5.0 out of 5 stars アニメを見ている気がしない作品
Reviewed in Japan on April 16, 2015
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字幕消去可能です。

内容は不死がテーマの作品。
不死であることへの退屈しのぎとして、探偵業を営みながら不死の原因であるトキジクノミにまつわる
事件を解き明かしていく話ですね。
雰囲気はアクションサスペンス。
よくエログロと言われている作品ですが、自分はあんまり気にならなかったです。
というのもエロが主体の話では全くないので、エロが目的な人は見ないほうがいいです。
あくまで話の設定として仕様のようなものです。

アクションサスペンスや伝奇物なんかが好きな人にはお勧めできます。
色々と考えさせられる作品。
よく出来た洋画を観ているような感じでした。
好みが非常に分かれそうな作品ですので、HPとかで調べて気に入れば視聴をお勧めします。
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