A new visual has been released to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1995 anthology anime film Memories. The anthology film was first released in Japan on December 23, 1995.
The anime anthology film will have a two-week 4K remaster screening in Japan, starting from November 28, 2025. The schedule is listed below for the following cities, theaters, and dates:
- • Tochigi
- ○ Cinema Roble — from December 26, 2025
- • Tokyo
- ○ Morc Asagaya — from December 12, 2025
- ○ CINEMA NEKO — from December 12, 2025
- • Shizuoka
- ○ Shizuoka Cine Gallery — from December 5, 2025
- • Hyogo
- ○ Yebisu Cinema, Sumoto Orion — from November 28, 2025 to December 7, 2025
- • Oita
- ○ Oita Cinema 5 — from November 29, 2025
- • Kagoshima
- ○ Gardens Cinema — from December 15, 2025 for one week
It will also have a screening in 35mm format at Shin Bungeiza in Ikebukuro from January 17, 2026 to January 21, 2026.
A new promotional video has also been released for the limited edition Memories 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and standard Blu-ray sets, which will have Japanese and English subtitle options. The products will go on sale on December 24, 2025 for 15,400 yen (US$99.66) before tax.
The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray set will include the layouts and storyboards of Magnetic Rose and the voice recording scripts of all three of the anime short films.
Memories contained three short films: Magnetic Rose (directed by Koji Morimoto at Studio 4°C), Stink Bomb (directed by Tensai Okamura at Madhouse), and Cannon Fodder (directed by Katsuhiro Otomo at Studio 4°C). Otomo is also credited with the anthology film’s original work and as its chief director.
The anthology film was first released in North America by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Discotek Media later licensed the film and released a new Blu-ray, containing updated English subtitles and an English dub, in 2021.
Discotek Media describes the main premise of the three short films as follows:
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 travelers that respond to her beacon, she will be their undoing.
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.
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 labor. And there is no god, only a gigantic cannon.
Sources: Crunchyroll News, VSTORAGE Official Twitter and Website (via AIR News)