![]() ![]() The Melos, as they are also referred to, fight primarily with bows and arrows infused with the energies of their spirit (seemingly described in Italian words and phrases used in musical notation). Melos Warriors are the only ones who can see the ephemeral "Melody", personified as a girl who appears at important times and shows emotion but does not speak. ![]() In doing so, he gains the power to fight back at the horrors he sees, but it costs him his place in society. The series focuses on Bocca, a teenager who chooses the path of the Warrior. Only the Warriors of Melos are still fighting against the Monsters. In the 21st century, the Monsters rule the earth, but they have reconstructed society such that virtually no one born after the war ended is aware that it ever happened. Melody of Oblivion's premise is that in the 20th century, humanity waged and lost a war against beings known only as the Monsters. The Melody of Oblivion is a series rife with cultural references ranging from Zen archery and Bushido to the Bible's Book of Revelation, stories of Greek Mythology, and images from Borge's " The Garden of Forking Paths" can be seen in the series. ![]()
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