The four main characters of Zankyou no Terror feel empty, like something is missing from them. Not as in they’re shallow characters, but as in it seems like they’ve each been robbed of some spark of [...]
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「SEARCH AND DESTROY」 Let the game begin. The post Zankyou no Terror – 03 appeared first on Random Curiosity.
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Not much in the way of surprises here, but when what you're expecting is what I was expecting from Zankyou no Terror, that's not a bad thing.We're still very much in the feeling out stages with [...]
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The fault lines in Zankyou no Terror are very, very evident when the focus away from its strengths. One thing I’ve learned from writing fiction is that it’s much easier to write well when writing good [...]
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(Note: Episodic notes are still mostly to be found on the Episodics Notes’ page, but up to a couple every week will have their write-up appear on the main page, when I think they warrant it. For those [...]
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  English Title: Terror in Tokyo, Terror in Resonance, Echo’s Terror Studio: Mappa Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller Episodes: 11 OP: “Trigger” by Yuki Ozaki ED: “Dare ka, umi o.” by Aimer Summary: One [...]
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Zankyou no Terror already succeeded in its critical opening portion, and now its road to continuance is almost equally as monumental - terrorism once more proves to be a solid subject for this [...]
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“On a hot summer day, I saw a smile as warm as the sun, and a gaze as cold as ice.” Episode 1: Hisami and Kokonoe are foils to each other in regards to their personalities, as the above quote spells [...]
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I can certainly live with this. I b*tch enough about wanting intelligent series, even though I have plenty at my disposal. Whether it be the Ghost in the Shell movies, Monster, Team Medical Dragon or [...]
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Well, Zankyou no Terror leaned a bit more on dialogue this week than it did last week, and it showed, because episode 2 was neither as intense or as interesting as the premiere. That being said, this [...]
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That’s a rather weird approach from Lisa to research the Oedipus-story. Wouldn’t you rather grab the encyclopaedia or even better yet… use the fucking internet?! And if she’s already committed to [...]
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My first thought upon watching the ending sequence for Zankyou no Terror was “Damn, this girl knows how to sing.” I’m no expert on vocalization, but she (that is, Aimer) seems to be doing all manner [...]
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Text version and links: If you enjoyed this video, consider supporting my output via patreon: http://www.patreon.com/digibrony Or paypal: [email protected] Terror in Resonance is streaming [...]
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Am I the only one who says "You're welcome" every time I see the title of this series?Well, there's just no doubt about it - Zankyou no Terror is anime royalty.  While I still find it to be more a [...]
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Nine and Twelve are most definitely, as Shibasaki’s old cop partner/boss and current head of the terrorist investigation says, trying to pick a fight with the country. I can take an educated guess [...]
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「CALL & RESPONSE」 Every action has a consequence. There's no going back now. The post Zankyou no Terror – 02 appeared first on Random Curiosity.
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(Note: Episodic notes are still mostly to be found on the Episodics Notes’ page, but up to a couple every week will have their write-up appear on the main page, when I think they warrant it. For those [...]
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English Title: Terror of Resonance, Terror in TokyoStudio: MAPPAGenre: psychological, thrillerEpisodes: 11Anime Director: Watanabe ShinichiroIn an alternate version of the present, Tokyo has been [...]
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Text version and links: If you enjoyed this video, consider supporting my output via patreon: http://www.patreon.com/digibrony Or paypal: [email protected] Why Doesn’t Fullmetal Alchemist [...]
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Not bad at all.  Though it’s very early in the story line, I see elements that I really do like.  It’s a positive all around. Looking at the teaser for this story, it sounds pretentious as hell.  Two [...]
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