Maman-s Ninja Scroll -v1.0- -autonoe- -

However, after her son—a low-level shinobi named Actaeon (the Autonoe reference made literal)—is sent to infiltrate the fortress of the shadowy “Kimura Devils” and fails to return, O-Suzu takes up his broken short sword and a one-page, half-burned ninja scroll he left behind.

The scroll is incomplete. It contains only three techniques, each named after childhood memories: The Lullaby Reversal , The Indigo Veil , and The First Cut is the Deepest (Maternal) . Maman-s Ninja Scroll -v1.0- -Autonoe-

At first glance, the title is a collision of disparate worlds: the French childlike term for "mother" (Maman), the hyper-violent feudal Japan of Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s classic anime Ninja Scroll (1993), a software version marker, and the name of a Theban princess from Greek myth, Autonoe. Yet, for those who have followed underground fan-editing circles and hellish visual poetry roms, this version 1.0 marks a pivotal, if controversial, artifact. However, after her son—a low-level shinobi named Actaeon