"The Cube’s anime season marches on with this overlooked cyberpunk sci-fi anthology. Memories features a creative cast of titans (from Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, the Animatrix, Paprika, Deep Blue etc.) bringing to life ghostly space station opera singers and bio-military smart drug operations."
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From the creator of AKIRA, Katsuhiro Otomo, comes three unforgettable animated tales:
Episode 1: Magnetic Rose Alone on a mysterious ship in deepest space, she waits. Once a beloved diva, she is now nothing more than memories. And for unsuspecting travellers that respond to her beacon, she will be their undoing.
Episode 2: Stink Bomb A junior scientist gets the flu, and decides to try out some newly developed pills. But he takes the wrong ones, turning him into a walking, talking, and exceptionally clueless weapon of mass destruction.
Episode 3: Cannon Fodder A day in the life of a small family in a big city. In this city, there is only war. There are no dreams, there is only labour. And there is no god, only a gigantic cannon.