History Anime / Mnemosyne

* AmateurSleuth: Mishio Maeno talks to herself and in the process does a lot of {{Shout Out}}s to SherlockHolmes as she investigates Rin. At best, though, she only ''tries'' to be this.

* DisconnectedByDeath: Subverted; [[spoiler:some several seconds after the sniper pulls the trigger and the phone line going quiet, Yanagihara reaches for the handset and give Rin his findings. Furthermore, he manages to mutter some FamousLastWords, and [[FlashBack reminisce about that time he managed to bed Rin]], before finally kicking the bucket.]]

* ZettaiRyouiki: Mishio Maeno

* ChurchMilitant: [[spoiler:Mimi]]'s temple comes complete with a [[FrickinLaserBeams laser]] [[LaserHallway cage]], [[InsecuritySystem pressure sensors]], and nuns that use both [[{{Handguns}} guns]] ''and'' [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]].

* KissMeIAmVirtual: The Ruons work like this, [[spoiler:except she is the spirit of the actual Ruon looking for pleasure]].

* BiTheWay: Rin is willing to shag with Mimi and other girls, but also falls for the literally irresistible charms of the angels. [[spoiler:This culminates in a female foursome with Mimi at the center.]]

* TechnoWizard: Mimi has claimed to be capable of hacking into the CIA, MI6, and Special Forces Section II. Furthermore, in episode six, she [[spoiler:hacks into a KillSat belonging to Teruki's company and tries to stop Apos with it.]]

* BigBad: Apos, a mysterious [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel]] who leads the AlwaysMale angels, enemy of the AlwaysFemale immortals, and is the ArchEnemy of [[TheHeroine Rin]]. He himself is [[spoiler:actually a [[{{Hermaphrodite}} cross between angel and immortal]]. He manipulates the other villains Rin fights and seeks to [[spoiler:secure a permanent position as Guardian of [[TheWorldTree Yggdrasil]] by feeding Rin to it, then turn all men and women into angels and immortals to spark worldwide war]], purely ForTheEvulz.

* BigBad: Apos, a mysterious [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel]] who leads the AlwaysMale angels, enemy of the AlwaysFemale immortals, and is the ArchEnemy of [[TheHeroine Rin]]. He himself is [[spoiler:actually a [[{{Hermaphrodite}} cross between angel and immortal]]. He manipulates the other villains Rin fights and seeks to [[spoiler:secure a permanent position as guardian of [[TheWorldTree Yggdrasil]], then turn all men and women into angels and immortals to spark worldwide war]], purely ForTheEvulz.

Also known as ''Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi'' (''Daughters of Mnemosyne'') and marketed in the United States as ''Rin -Daughters of Mnemosyne-'', ''Mnemosyne'' is a six episode anime television series and light novel produced by Xebec that follows private investigator Rin Asougi, an immortal woman, as she takes odd jobs and tries to avoid the mysterious connections to her past.

* GuiltyPleasures: Watching this series equates to the pleasure of spelunking: to dive into the deepest of darkness and coming out exhilerated and more alive than you were before the jump.

** Also, [[spoiler:Yggdrasil's talk about women eating 'white blood' to become pregnant]]. And the way someone acts whenever they [[spoiler:eat time spores]].

* HollywoodBoardgames: Apos is occasionally seen playing chess against an immortal [[{{Gorn}} blindfolded, bound, gagged, and]] ''[[{{Gorn}} stabbed]]'' [[{{Gorn}} in several places to her chair]], and using rather [[{{Squick}} squicky-looking]] chess pieces at that.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Because [[spoiler:Apos]] got '''exactly''' what he wanted, hysterical screams of terror notwithstanding.

* BigFriendlyDog: Mimi and Rin's dog Genta. [[spoiler:He is also immortal.]]

* AGodAmI: Apos proclaims himself God at the end of Episode 5, since [[spoiler:he is [[{{Hermaphrodite}} both man and woman]]]].

All in all, the series is a {{seinen}} taken UpToEleven, featuring nigh everything older male audiences' hearts may desire: sexy girls, [[CoolOldGuy respectable guys]], MindScrew of a plot, alcohol, blood, and a considerable amount of sex in all flavors. Be prepared to wince a couple of times, though, as the series often blurs the line between its sex and violence, and [[GoodThingYouCanHeal fully exploits its main character's immortality]] to put her in situations that often lead to what would be the end of a horror story.

!!Contains examples of:

* AirVentPassageway: Subverted [[spoiler:by Rin's tush, which is too big to fit under the lasers]].

* AllMythsAreTrue: [[spoiler:The story of Tajimamori, based on an actual Japanese legend (except that he searched for Mandarin oranges and not time spores) and considering the nature of the Guardian's castle, the story about the traveler, too.]]

* AnyoneCanDie: Starting with TheReveal for episode two, it has been established that not even Immortals are safe. [[spoiler:Maeno, Yanigahara, and Mimi's Dog, which is immortal.]]

* [[spoiler:BabiesEverAfter]]

** Played semi-straight in episode 6.
* BiTheWay: Rin. Mimi too, after getting a taste for it. [[spoiler:This culminates in a female foursome with Mimi at the center.]]
* BigFriendlyDog: Mimi and Rin's dog Genta. [[spoiler:Big friendly ''immortal'' dog.]]
* BlessedWithSuck: Being immortal is pretty nifty, overall, but there are a few issues: first, your body will always regenerate ''to the state it was in when you first became immortal''. That's fine if you happen to receive the Seed of Yggdrasil while you're young and healthy, but if you do it while wounded... well, enjoy an eternity of suffering. Rin ends up as one of the last people on Earth to wear glasses (see below) since she was born with bad eyesight and attained her immortality millennia before corrective surgery - so if she had any now, her eyes would just ''heal'' back to their original, defective state. Second, and more importantly, immortal women become paralyzed with suicidal lust in the presence of angels... which normally results in them ''feeding themselves'' to the monster.
** The angels themselves, meanwhile, get a far rawer deal: yes, they become flying, indestructible, superstrong monsters... but they also lose their sanity, essentially turn into animals interested in nothing except the consumption of immortal flesh and which are doomed to die and evaporate in a matter of hours.

* BodyHorror: The potent-and-bloody yet seamless blend of death and sexuality in ''Mnemosyne'' would make HR Giger himself proud.
* BoundAndGagged: Episode 1, Rin is strapped down and tortured by Sayara. Episode 3, Rin is bound to the handrails of a sinking ship. Episode 6, Rin is chained to a table and ball-gagged in front of a chained Angel by Laura. Then there is Apos' torture victim in various episodes.
* BrainUploading: [[spoiler:Ruon]].

* CameraAbuse: The camera gets splattered with falling blood in the very first scene. It has also gotten wet during [[ShowerScene Shower Scenes]].
* CartwrightCurse: Rin arguably qualifies for this. [[spoiler:Yanigahara, who apparently bedded her before, and Ihika, her boyfriend in episode five.]]
** [[spoiler:It turns out Ihika is NotQuiteDead and Apos even gets Rin to kill him, by turning the guy into an angel and literally [[LockedInARoom locking them in a room together]].]]
** [[spoiler:And let's not forget Tajimamori himself, who gets stabbed by Apos ''while they're making out''.]]

* TheChessmaster: It's hard to tell if Apos is one of these, or if he [[{{Padding}} just plays chess to kill time.]]

** Naturally, it's no coincidence, since all Maenos [[spoiler:are direct descendants of Tajimamori, Rin's immortal secret benefactor and lover (let alone, the former Guardian of Yggdrassil)]].

* DeadSidekick: Subverted. [[spoiler:Apos kills Rin first when she comes to rescue Mimi and [[LeftForDead leaves the latter to her fate]].]]
* DealWithTheDevil: Notable examples include [[spoiler:Yuki's brother, Sayara, and Ivan from episodes five and six]].

* DisconnectedByDeath: Subverted. [[spoiler:Some several seconds after the sniper pulls the trigger and the phone line going quiet, Yanagihara reaches for the handset and give Rin his findings. Furthermore, he manages to mutter some FamousLastWords, and [[FlashBack reminisce about that time he managed to bed Rin]], before finally kicking the bucket.]]
* DistressedDamsel: Mimi depends on Rin and other immortals to protect her.

** Also, [[spoiler:Yggdrasil's talk about women eating 'white blood' to become pregnant.]] ''And'' the way Apos/Rin/whoever act whenever they [[spoiler:eat time spores]].
* TheDragon: Laura, but it only becomes evident when she starts [[spoiler:ordering Angels around.]]

* EvilTwin: [[spoiler:Laura is eventually redesigned to look like Rin. Apos even uses her as a [[ReplacementGoldfish Replacement Sex Toy err... Goldfish]].]]
* ExoticEyeDesigns: It's not noticeable at first, but all the immortal woman have a distinct 'shine' that runs horizontal across their irises.[[spoiler: Sayara gains them when she becomes immortal.]]

* FanDisservice: Quite a bit of the "service" in this series arguably qualifies...
* FanService: ...but then again, the non-violent FanService in this series is quite beautiful to watch.

* FriendOnTheForce: [[strike:Tamo-chan]] Tamotsu Yanagihara
* AGodAmI: Apos, [[spoiler:and for good reason too, in a [[{{Squick}} sick, twisted way]].]]
** He was preceded by [[spoiler:his father, Tajimamori, and succeeded by Rin.]] Presumably, anybody who becomes [[spoiler:Guardian of Yggdrasil]] qualifies for this.
* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Bad people have... something else entirely.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal!

* HandCannon: Laura's handgun from episode four, which has enough recoil to blow Rin several feet back. The former has no problem using it one-handed[[spoiler:, since by then, she's a cyborg]].
* HandWaved: What does the Guardian of Yggdrasil actually do, except [[spoiler:siring the next Guardian]]?
** Well, he's shown [[spoiler:feeding Yggdrasil,]] if that counts for anything.
** Said Guaridan also determines where, and how, the [[spoiler: Time Spores]] fall...hence, why the villain getting the position is VERY BAD.

* HeroicSacrifice [[spoiler:Maeno giving what was left of his humanity to save Rin's life]]
** Subverted when [[spoiler:Mimi also pulls one of these, only to be saved by the person she was trying to save in the first place.]]

* HighPressureBlood: Oh deary me...

** Don't forget Sayara. Though her machinery may be just a PoweredArmor.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: X(s) Don't/Doesn't X. Episode six is gonna be an OddNameOut.
* IdiotHair: Mimi
* ImplacableMan: Laura, in this case, is an Implacable Woman. Subverted in that [[spoiler:she actually gets wounded and the injuries' effects are dealt with realistically. She wears an eyepatch in episode two a year after Rin throws a bullet into her eye, [[PocketProtector which Rin caught earlier with a book when she is shot at]], and becomes a cyborg in episode four, some three decades after [[TakingYouWithMe blowing herself up along with Rin with a claymore mine.]]]]
* ImmortalityHurts: ''Seriously.'' The tagline for the English release of ''Mnemosyne'' even said, "It only hurts '''forever'''."
* ImmortalityInducer: Any female who happens to get in contact with a [[spoiler:Time Spore]] becomes immortal. This also applies to dogs, apparently. Furthermore, a recurring theme throughout the series is how humanity in general craves it.

* InvisibleToNormals: [[spoiler:The Time Spores]]
** And for that matter, [[spoiler:Yggdrasil]]
* JekyllAndHyde: Subverted when it turns out that [[spoiler:the 'Rin' who killed immortals and tried to attack Mimi in episode five was actually [[EvilTwin Laura manning a cyborg copy of Rin]].]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rin ''and'' Mimi.
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Sayara does this in the first episode [[spoiler:as well as the third, after it turns out that she also became immortal]]. In the fourth episode, the honor falls to [[spoiler:Ruon]].
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Sayara is killed by the zombies she created. [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat Or so we thought...]]]]
* KickTheDog: Laura [[spoiler:throwing Ihika's Time Spore out the window]] in episode six. Seriously, [[PsychoLesbian she's got issues]]...

** And [[spoiler:Laura, '''[[ImplacableMan finally]]''', in episode six.]]

* KillSat: Subverted. [[spoiler:Mimi hacks into one of the [[MegaCorp Maeno Group]]'s microwave satellites to try and stop Apos' plan, only to have the seraph's egg still standing there [[OutOfTheInferno without a scratch as the flames die down]].]]
* KissMeIAmVirtual: Ruon.

* KnowledgeBroker: An [[NoNameGiven unnamed woman]] and two of her successors, who [[TrademarkFavoriteFood drink Grasshoppers]] and take sex as payment.

* LastKiss [[spoiler:Rin's goodbye to Maeno]]

* LockAndLoadMontage: Episode five has Rin buying a new suit and digs up a weapons cache she stored in her grave.

* LukeYouAreMyFather: It is eventually revealed that [[spoiler:Apos]] is [[spoiler:Tajimamori]]'s son.

* ManipulativeBastard: Apos, probably more so than being a [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] even though he plays chess every now and then. There's nothing [[MagnificentBastard magnificent]] about how he goes about doing it, either.

* {{Meganekko}}: Rin. Even though she ''very much'' subverts the "timid" meganekko stereotype, when she is nice she can also be a genuinely sweet, if not downright cute person.
* MenGetOldWomenGetReplaced: Almost all recurring female characters being (or becoming) immortal. The lead characters Rin and Mimi are immortals and remain at the same physical age throughout the series' 65-year span, while their nameless female informants are replaced with their own younger apprentices after every TimeSkip. Meanwhile, guys like Tamotsu, Maeno, and Teruki are allowed to reach venerable ages on-screen. The only obvious exception is the BigBad Apos but he [[spoiler:is eventually revealed to be a hermaphrodite]].

** Yggdrasil seeds the world with [[spoiler:time spores]], creating immortals and angels for the purpose of [[spoiler:collecting additional data through their experiences]]. [[SarcasmMode Yeah, '' really]]'' amazing]].

* NaughtyNuns: Mimi [[spoiler: who actually looks like a real nun, until the point of the yuri orgy.]]
* NewEraSpeech: Inverted, since [[spoiler:it's Rin who does it in the end, and actually means what she says in a positive light.]]
* TheNineties: The first two episodes.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: '''Shotgun Gloves'''. And Rin herself. No, seriously.
** [[spoiler:Apos is [[{{Hermaphrodite}} male]] ''[[{{Hermaphrodite}} and]]'' [[{{Hermaphrodite}} female]], thus making him/her/them both an Angel ''and'' an Immortal.]]

** Also, Apos' immortal 'opponent' whenever he's playing chess. In episode five, it's hinted that she is actually [[spoiler:Laura, and that the Laura that tries to kill Rin OnceAnEpisode is in fact, an android being remote-controlled by her.]]
** The show loves toying with this: none of the informants were ever named on-screen, and Laura's name is only given in episode six ([[TrailersAlwaysSpoil unless you watched the trailer]] or the credits).

* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: The way Rin turned the tables on Apos in the very end.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Presumably, unless their Time Spores are eaten/stepped on/whatever, immortals can regenerate entirely from just them.]] This probably explains how [[spoiler:Rin survived after what happened in Episode five. Angels aren't so lucky, though.]]
** [[spoiler:The immortal who survives a '''nuclear explosion at ground zero''']] in episode six.

** [[spoiler: When Rin eats the time spore in]] episode 6, it's revealed that the spore [[spoiler:was indeed Maeno's Time Spore and not just some random spore.]]

* Theatre/OedipusRex: Apos and [[spoiler:Tajimamori]]
* OhCrap: Sayara gets three in a row. [[spoiler:The first when Rin appears, unharmed, in Sayara's office after being tortured to death, the second when Rin gets up ''again'' after being shot to death, and the third when she hears a knock at the door and runs out of the room...[[KarmicDeath into a mob of the zombies she created]].]]
* OminousLatinChanting: It's only soft, but since it was combined with the OminousPipeOrgan, the OminousLatinChanting pretty much punctuates and intensifies the disturbing atmosphere of [[spoiler:Apos raping Mimi while she is chained and nailed to a stone lamp post, revealing himself to be a hermaphrodite, and ''using Rin's own hand to dig her Time Spore out of her,'' '''all in the span of three minutes'''.]]

* OnceAnEpisode: Rin, Mimi, and vodka threesome. This is not the case in episode five and seems, um, unlikely to be thus in episode six...
** Not to mention Rin getting maimed/killed, which is actually closer to ''thrice'' an episode on average. Also, Rin talking to HeWhoMustNotBeSeen on the phone [[spoiler:even ''after'' she gets amnesia. Though in that case, it was more of the phone line opening up so that HeWhoMustNotBeSeen can listen to her voice [[StalkerWithACrush like some stalker]]]].
** [[spoiler:Yggdrasil showing up and shedding some Time Spores,]] with Rin and/or Mimi staring at the event for a couple of seconds. Averted in episode five, where [[spoiler:the tree is only mentioned as a rumor/seen in the credits, and the only time spores shown are either from immortals, or already in the hands of Apos. Episode six makes this a borderline case. Five out of six ain't so bad, is it?]]
** Borderline example: Laura showing up to [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim shoot Rin full of holes]] then [[TakingYouWithMe blowing herself up with Rin]] [[FiveRoundsRapid once that fails]]. [[spoiler:She even starts using a sword in episode six]].
** Lesbian sex scenes
* OneGenderRace: Immortals are AlwaysFemale, and Angels are AlwaysMale. Unless you take [[{{Hermaphrodite}} the third option]].
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: '''Very''' different.
* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: In this case, we have a President Buffoon, who [[spoiler:allows Apos to manipulate him into starting some kind of war involving time spores. It was completely irrelevant to the plot, however, and it's only briefly mentioned in the epilogue that America has fallen into civil war.]]
* OutGambitted: When [[spoiler:Apos has Laura killed when she tries to mess up his plan by attempting to feed Rin's time spore to angels]].
* PlayingWithSyringes: Sayara's [[spoiler:cloning and immortality]] project. When she's not just doing it for fun, that is.

* PreMortemOneLiner: Rin gets one in the first episode [[spoiler:(though the recipient [[LeftForDead doesn't actually die]])]]. From the [[{{Woolseyism}} dub]]:

* ProfessionalKiller: Laura, and [[spoiler:the stamp assassin]] or whatever the hell he's called, from episode two.
* PsychoLesbian: Sayara and '''especially''' Laura.

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: May be literally so with some of the girls. Rin at one time even says that it has been ''centuries'' since she had a lover (although it also raises the question what Mimi is to her then). In fact, Rin is [[spoiler:at least, a thousand years old in episode six while Mimi can't be much older than one and a half centuries - at the time Rin met her, she was already wearing her trademark killer suit which only went into fashion in the 20th century.]] That, and Mimi didn't know the person Rin met back in WWII.

* {{Sexposition}}: One episode had a scene where Mimi had an orgy with a group of other immmortals. Meanwhile there was a voiceover that discussed their battle plans against the antagonist Apos.
* SexForServices: Many of the informants demand sex as payment.

** A partial example would be [[spoiler:Mimi using a KillSat. Guns don't really get much bigger than that...]]

* SpyCatsuit: Sort of:

* StalkerWithACrush: Apos has a ''serious'' obsession with Rin, and of course, [[{{Squick}} in his own 'special' way]]. [[spoiler:He goes so far as to remodel Laura to [[EvilTwin look just like Rin]] and even ''[[{{Squick}} rapes]]'' [[{{Squick}} her even though she's a cyborg.]]]] Even after he claims to be just after her [[spoiler:time spore]], it's strange that he doesn't just go out of his way to dig it out of her.

* TheStoic: Rin
* StoicSpectacles: Rin's glasses are sure as hell ''not'' NerdGlasses

* SupernaturallyYoungParent: [[spoiler:Rin, for the rest of ETERNITY. 30 years from now, it's gonna be SO awkward for her son and any other descendants to be repeatedly asked "Is that you cute LITTLE sister?" again and again...]]
* TakeMyHand: A weird example, which starts with [[spoiler:Rin and Tajimamori, then Maeno lends a hand, and then ends up being Rin and Mishio. Don't ask how, just TakeOurWordForIt.]]

* TakingYouWithMe: Laura does this... a lot...

* TechnologyMarchesOn: InUniverse: Played for laughs in Episode 2, where Mimi retorts Koki's remark about screwing up a computer job by saying "This is a top of the line 16-bit 40MHz CPU and 128MB of RAM with a 300MB hard drive with all the bells and whistles."

* VirtualGhost: [[spoiler:Ruon, and with a touch of AIIsACrapShoot, too.]]

* WhamEpisode: 4 already had some serious wham moments, but they upped the ante in 5. A lot.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Amongst other catches, when you become immortal, your current physical state is sort of recorded, and you will forever return to it. Bad vision? You can't fix it with surgery. Virginity? You will be deflowered each time. Dying of grievous wounds in extreme pain? Yeah.

* AWizardDidIt (how did [[spoiler:Rin regenerate from a single time spore within a few days?]] Yggdrasil did it!)
** Might not count, since this was stated outright and was important for several other scenes.
* TheWorldTree: Yggdrasil, source of [[spoiler:Time Spores]], is visible in the opening credits as an ominous background entity that easily dwarfs Tokyo skyscrapers.
* WouldHitAGirl: Everyone, really. Of course, half of the hitters are women themselves.

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[[caption-width-right:280:Rin, Mimi and [[RunningGag Russian water]].]]

** Yggdrasil seeds the world with [[spoiler:time spores]], creating immortals and angels for the purpose of [[spoiler:collecting additional data through their experiences]]. [[SarcasmMode Yeah,]] ''[[SarcasmMode really]]'' [[SarcasmMode amazing]].

All in all, the series is a {{seinen}} taken UpToEleven, featuring nigh everything older male audiences' hearts may desire: sexy girls, [[CoolOldGuy respectable guys]], MindScrew of a plot, alcohol, blood, and a considerable amount of sex in all flavors. Be prepared to wince a couple of times, though, as the series often blurs the line between its sex and violence, and fully exploits its main character's immortality [[GoodThingYouCanHeal to put her in situations that often lead to the end of a horror story]].

Often confused for an {{OVA}}, thanks to its risque content, monthly airing rate, and modest episode number, when, in fact, it airs on AT-X network, whose tenth anniversary it was to commemorate.

-->"Uh, your-"
-->"Don't you ''dare'' finish that sentence!"

* BadassBookworm - Mimi, especially in Episode 6.

* BoundAndGagged: Episode 1, Rin is strapped down and tortured by Sayara. Episode 3, Rin is bound to the handrails of sinking ship. Episode 6, Rin is chained to a table and ball-gagged in front of a chained Angel by Laura. Then there is Apos' torture victim in various episodes.
* BrainUploading: [[spoiler:Ruon]]

* ExoticEyeDesigns: It's not noticeable at first, but all the immortal woman have a distinct 'shine' that runs horizontal across their irises.[[spoiler: Compare Sayara's eyes in episode 1 to her eyes in episode 4 after the reveal that she had become immortal.]]

* {{Lolicon}}: Fan service involving Mimi, though somewhat subverted by the fact she is ReallySevenHundredYearsOld.

All in all, the series is a total {{seinen}} bait, featuring nigh everything older male audiences' hearts may desire: sexy girls, [[CoolOldGuy respectable guys]], MindScrew of a plot, alcohol, blood, and a considerable amount of sex in all flavors. Be prepared to wince a couple of times, though, as the series often blurs the line between its sex and violence, and fully exploits its main character's immortality [[GoodThingYouCanHeal to put her in situations that often lead to the end of a horror story]].

* DVDCommentary: Creator/FUNimation provides a commentary for episode 2, with Creator/JMichaelTatum (the ADR director, plus the voice of Ihika), Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (Rin), Creator/JamieMarchi (Mimi) and RobertMcCollum (Kouki). It has a "titular" [[IncrediblyLamePun pun]] and random profanity ([[Creator/JamieMarchi "Fuck!"]] [[Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard "Oh dear."]]) before the opening credits are even over, and continues on from there.

* Creator/RieKugimiya: As the loli-genius Mimi.

* NoodleIncident: Rin's "view" of OdaNobunaga, which leaves Mishio's sense of history in tatters.

* BadAssBookworm - Mimi, especially in Episode 6.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Though she seems [[TheFool carefree and happy-go-lucky]], Rin instantly reveals herself to be one hell of a {{Badass}} when the going gets tough.

** Laura's standard outfit is a black catsuit, but it's not particularly tight, so it's more {{badass}} than fanservicey. (Except for one brief, inexplicable shot where it was unzipped enough to [[AbsoluteCleavage show off her cleavage]].)

* BadAss: Rin, by far - although she cheats a bit by being [[NighInvulnerability nearly invulnerable]].