Synopsis "In an alternate version of the present, Tokyo has been decimated by a shocking terrorist attack, and the only hint to the identity of the culprit is a bizarre video uploaded to the internet. The police, baffled by this cryptic clue, are powerless to stop the paranoia spreading across the population. While the world searches for a criminal mastermind to blame for this tragedy, two mysterious children—children who shouldn't even exist—masterfully carry out their heinous plan. Cursed to walk through this world with the names Nine and Twelve, the two combine to form "Sphinx," a clandestine entity determine to wake the people from their slumber—and pull the trigger on this world." What's so great about this show?
An anime about terrorism isn't something you really see very often, so I definitely took a look into this show. The team behind it is a solid one, with widely renowned director Shinchiro Watanabe, known for Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy, and plenty others. Also behind this project is the great Yoko Kanno, an amazing musical composer known for her work in Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, and too many others to list.
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Episode 1 Impressions(Contains spoilers) Spoiler (Click to View)
This show drew me in from the beginning, I really enjoy the animation and character design. I'm a little curious as to what the first scene was about and what it was that was stolen, hopefully that will be explained. To make it even better, the soundtrack was great as well. I feel the OP should be a little more upbeat, but it wasn't bad whatsoever. Should You Watch?
Yes.
(Jul 10, 2014 06:52 PM)Kina Wrote: Havent watched it yet but my friend told me the first episode was really fucking good. I will definitely be checking it out.
Good to hear, I agree that episode one was great. I think it was a pretty big mistake having it only on Funimation, that really limited its exposure. If it was on Crunchyroll, so many people would pick it up.
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The only thing I thought was weird was that they let a girl in that could possibly ruin all their plans, were people killed in the explosions?
Jul 11, 2014 12:12 PM (This post was last modified: Jul 11, 2014 12:12 PM by Gladly.)
(Jul 11, 2014 11:58 AM)SIM-1886671 Wrote: Spoiler (Click to View)
The only thing I thought was weird was that they let a girl in that could possibly ruin all their plans, were people killed in the explosions?
Spoiler (Click to View)I think that was because if they didn't let her in, there is a risk that she goes straight the cops. Being in the group makes her an accomplice, AKA not telling the police.
(Jul 11, 2014 12:12 PM)Gladly Wrote: Spoiler (Click to View)I think that was because if they didn't let her in, there is a risk that she goes straight the cops. Being in the group makes her an accomplice, AKA not telling the police.
Spoiler (Click to View) It was pretty near certain that she'd die if they didn't help her. The only purpose of them helping her was to "relive that day" or whatever that hasn't been mentioned yet. That's a pretty huge risk to get rid of a dream
Really great show. I liked it when I watched it a few hours ago.
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As a side note, I'm really curious since it seems like they're special children with powers of some sort. Cause the story they were telling gave off the impression they were being trained/experimented on and other children died. And also that weird sense of having the exact grasp over time/distance when they said 2 minutes until power goes off and when they directed the girl where to place the stuffed toy
(Jul 11, 2014 05:53 PM)Aςε σf Hεαгτṧ Wrote: Really great show. I liked it when I watched it a few hours ago.
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As a side note, I'm really curious since it seems like they're special children with powers of some sort. Cause the story they were telling gave off the impression they were being trained/experimented on and other children died. And also that weird sense of having the exact grasp over time/distance when they said 2 minutes until power goes off and when they directed the girl where to place the stuffed toy
Spoiler (Click to View) I am bit curious too, honestly hopefully they don't have some super powers but rather just straight brains.. would make show more interesting for imo.
Lmao at the spoiler wars. i might watch this, the description is nice enough to convince me to watch it, but not too fond of insta-mystery but time will tell , maybe ill love it xD
Well I came to this anime with high expectation and I'm happy to say it delivered the first episode was just action packed and nice bit of development. The only think that I did not see is explaining who the characters are and their background but it can be inferred.
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