Introduction
Two years ago, a mysterious wind swept over the Earth without warning, taking everyone's memories with it. Not knowing their names or even how to speak, cars crashed, planes dropped from the sky, and society crumbled in an instant. One young man happens to wander into a military testing facility, where he meets Johnny, a young boy who underwent experimental memory enhancement treatment and could, therefore, still remember who he was. Johnny names the young man Wataru and teaches him everything that he can before his frail body fails him.
Wataru sets out on a journey to see if he can find other people like him, and in San Francisco, he meets a mysterious silver-haired woman named Sophia, who refuses to speak about her past. Sophia says that she is heading to New York, and decides to travel together with Wataru. As the pair make their way across America, they learn about what has happened to the rest of society, and what the essence of humanity really is.
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Audience reviews
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Caeruleus_CCXVI
4.5/10 ~ Tried to tackle too much
The Story of A wind Named Amnesia was a very large scope of what could be, broken down into a very simple story of our Gigachad protag Wataru who certainly fucks.
This story tried to tackle the what if everyone all of a sudden just forgot everything but their primal instincts, like wearing their clothing for years on end. Taken place in a not so distant future that has gone awry, that seems ripped straight from Atlas shrugged, hell they even visit the a place that seems like Galt's Gulch. But there are AI that can continue doing their work years into the future like Wally, But there are also super humans, and Aliens? all too much scope if you asked me.
The pacing, story boarding, character writing, English voice acting, and general animation were all…
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First and foremost I'll list the positive aspects before ripping this movie to shreds. I honestly love the cheesy 80s character designs in this and the animation was pretty alright. It looks interesting and will lure you in with the promise of a good plot and a meaningful story. Then it unveils itself as the over inflated pretentious bullshit it is. This anime wants to be deep so so bad and it shows, but really it's just flowery story telling that doesn't go much further than the surface. Anyway, if the main character had to relearn literally everything who tf taught him how to have sex 👀
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Plot/Story: 7/10
"A Wind Named Amnesia" captivates viewers with its intriguing plot. The concept of a mysterious wind erasing humanity's memories, reducing them to a primal state, is reminiscent of other successful films like Bird Box, A Quiet Place, and The Happening. However, the second half of the film introduces more context that derails the plot somewhat and leads to confusion regarding certain events.
Animation/Design: 7/10
The animation in this movie is tight, edgy, and evokes a classic feel. Considering its release in 1983, it may have rough edges at times. There are moments when the visuals become messy, especially in the final scenes. Despite this, the overall experience of the film makes up for any minor flaws.
Characters: 5/10
While the characters in the film are not its stro…
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Very cool concept, underdelivered.
This is an excellent nostalgic anime with great animation and a promising story.
The problem is that it kind of just asks questions without really answering them properly also the 3 "arcs" in the movie seem very random and unconnected and there isn't enough time to flesh them out making me think this should instead have been a short series or longer movie. The ending is anticlimactic and leaves me wanting more (not in a good way).
All in all, I feel mixed about this anime. I'm happy that I watched it, some parts are really good and some are not. I would recommend watching it if you're into 80s animation.
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The show suffers from an, albeit likeable and entertaining, unfortunately cliché plot that is delivered in a bland fashion.
If you’re looking for a groundbreaking, memorable plot, you won’t find it in A Wind Named Amnesia. At the core of the plot is a love story, but it's weakly delivered. As Wataru believes he is on a mission to discover what happened to the world and help restore it by teaching his knowledge, he's really on a journey to discover what it means to be human. Ironically, he meets a beautiful woman who is looking to do the same. On their journey from San Francisco to New York, they run into several characters and their own personal struggles. Every story is meant to present love in a different way, but ultimately it's all a bit convoluted. You don’t get any hint of this duri…
Read at the sourceElmi_Luchent
This movie had so much potential. The premise behind it was so simple, yet captivating. A wind swept over all of Earth, wiping the memories of everyone there, leaving behind post-apocalyptic ruins and humanity's intelligence levels reduced to that of a pillbug. How and why did this happen? (Beware there will be spoilers)
This overarching concept is what initially captivated me from the first few minutes of the film, thinking that the rest of the movie would build upon that concept and provide a broader meaning and more depth. (Oh how wrong I was.) The world that Wataru is traversing is both modern and primitive at the same time, which makes for a very interesting dynamic. We can see fragments and pockets of people who have created their own, unique primitive societies, like how Sue and Li…
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Very much a road trip movie, and I'm tempted to say that it feels like it should have been a road trip miniseries instead. However, it was already rather slow and I'm not sure it would have had enough meat on its bones to sustain anything longer than this. The premise is cool. I liked the vignettes that explore a primitive culture ruled by manipulated superstition and an advance culture ruled by manipulated design. The only big problem that drives through the movie is that Wataru and Sophia themselves are not that compelling as protagonists. They don't really learn anything. They just go place to place. And since the fate of humanity essentially rests on them by the end, it would have been nice to see them change a bit. That's especially the case for Sophia, who is clearly involved with th…
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SPOILERS AHEAD:
Everything was going good in the movie until they didn't expand on what should've been Wataru's contempt for the ones responsible for the amnesia. Not only is there not enough mixed feelings from his character, he goes on to have an unnecessary sex scene with said person of the responsible party.
Absolute bogus.
And then at the end, Sophia the alien extends a handshake out to him before she leaves. He apparently rejects it. (It might not have been a handshake but an invitation for Wataru to join the aliens)
Like, dude, you just sucked on some alien nipple and now you're showing some kind of mixed emotions about her? What a joke. If the aliens were testing mankind to see whether or not Wataru would indulge himself and resort to carnality, then he miserably failed. Watar…
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It now being 2018 and seeing this anime for the first time, it gives me nostalgia to see the anime in the older form and all its glory. The story concept is good for the time it was created. The sound affects are old as expected, but I don't mind at all considering how old this movie is. The story development is alright and of course the main character is a total hottie. I'm happy I got to cross this off of my anime list, it was totally worth the watch.
I'd define this anime as Mecha and Action.
If I had the choice, I'd possibly watch this again, though there isn't much more too it if you get to watch it a second time. The animation isn't up to par as it is now so that would get in the way of me watching it again. Either way, it was a good anime overall.
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Rate a 5
English Dubbed
Story
Man kind in my opinion has evolved in wide spread areas from how to make it easier to get around to curing illnesses. Although, one of the many different areas we have improved on is ourselves. Creating things around us to simplify matters does just that and no more. But with simplifications we lose a bit of ourselves. To better understand consider the present vs the past. If you are like me and you believe in evolution to some extend one could say we were the animals that some of us shoot and hang as trophies. Whether it be a deer or a fox. Although sad as that may be that is only a fraction of us as a society. To some extend we all started that way as travelers either gathering or hunting. I bet those who are reading this review in general couldn't do what…
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We are going back to an old school U.S. Manga Corps release.
**Minor Spoilers**
A Wind Named Amnesia is a post apocalyptic film that takes place in the United States where an unforeseen event causes all of humanity to lose their memory and literally lose any and all of their abilities that they have learned through their evolutionary process. Humanity is literally reduced to a primeval Neanderthal state in which the basic need to survive is the only thing that is keeping any human being alive even though humanity has been reduced to wild beasts struggling to survive in a world that has no rules or morality.
The story focuses on a young man that even though he was a victim of this cataclysmic event he was lucky enough to meet a person that was not affected by this event. This person spen…
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Think about the best way I can describe A Wind Named Amnesia is wasted potential. While I don't find it to be as bad as some folks are making it out to be, the movie does carry some pretty significant flaws that I will get to in a bit. It looked like Wind Named Amnesia was trying to explore the depths of human morality when a mysterious wind causes all of humanity to forget all their memories from basic skills of living to even communicating through speech. Wataru, a young man able to regain the capacity to think and speak rationally, and a mysterious woman named Sophia travel together through the post-apocalyptic United States where they get into several encounters with human civilizations a la Kino's Journey that lead them to question elements of religion and science. The movie does expl…
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The story is beyond interesting, it follows a apocalypse that isn't cliche made from war,nuclear fall out and etc. This is a more quiet apocalypse where everyone's just become cave men again. It follows one semi intelligent human beings quest to understand what happened to the world and of course survive all the things left behind. There is a fair amount of action and philosophy thrown in to make you think and relate to this world which you can enjoy a fair bit. It touches on the natural evolution of barbarianism and religious worship of primitive people as well. The mystery involved with Sophia is also alluring threw the entire plot of the movie and leaves you stunned as it develops.
Characters actually get developed quite a bit in the short run time of this movie. It mostly shows the co…
Read at the sourceRisingSan
This film has an interesting concept, which it also materializes quite well.
With animation and sound still clearly in the 80s style, the film presents a non-linear sci-fi theme, but does it in a rather earthly, non "over the top" fashion. It does not put the emphasis one might expect on its sci-fi aspects, but rather it stays closer to the realistic portrayal of mankind and humanity. Indeed the main character is a rather mundane one, which fits the above premise.
It is well executed, throughout three distinct subplots along which the story develops, as the main character travels through the US. Some details about the characters and their past are revealed.
But more than the plot details themselves, there is a pending question: what does really define us as species? Indirectly, it seem…
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This is a movie I’ve wanted to review for a very long time now. But I wanted to take my time with it and get everything down right, because I wanted to do it some justice. Anyway this movie is called "A Wind Named Amnesia" and it’s easily one of my all time favorites. I first saw this movie on Comcast’s Anime Selects on Demand Channel. CPM used to put tons of titles from their catalog up on Anime Selects, but I still think I was lucky to find this movie and watch it. I just randomly watched this movie, because the title seemed interesting, that’s all. I didn’t really read the little plot synopsis or anything. I was bored, and there was an anime movie, seemed like a good idea. And I’m lucky that I choice to watch this, because I am still impressed by this movie all these years later. I late…
Read at the sourceScallion
While watching this movie, I could easily see it being adapted into a TV series on Sci-Fi or CBS. The premise is so good that you'd wonder why nobody thought of it: the whole world is overtaken by a wind that gives them amnesia so severe, that they have forgotten everything that makes them human. Language, science, art, all of it, gone. Mankind in its entirety is no more advanced than a neanderthal. At one point, the main character describes how he was frightened by his own reflection, because he had forgotten the very concept. It has the makings of something like Jericho or Lost, without the polar bears.
Sadly, the cool premise isn't really brought out to its full potential because of time constraints. But the writers deserve some credit for putting in some interesting scenarios. it's the…
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To be fair I saw this a really really really long time ago and only added it since recently a friend returned my VHS copy of the movie. From what I remember I enjoyed it quite a bit but back then I hadn't watched much anime and compared to today's standards I'd assume it is pretty low.
Taking into consideration when it was made it's a decent little flick. Story is rather weak, animation isn't bad sound I can't really remember but I gave it a 6 since if it was bad I'd probably remember it.
Overall I'd say worth a look but nothing to strain yourself getting. As I said I just added it to MAL since I have it and wanted it listed.
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