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| About the guy shooting Twelve, that was the original plan anyway. They wanted to get rid of both of them because they knew about the US's involvement in the airport and the whole thing on that highway. Or at least, that's what I got out of it. Kind of underwhelming ending, but I enjoyed the show nonetheless. Was really more interested in the teenage love drama than the actual plot, which says a lot about me, I guess... The OST is brilliant and the cinematography was beautiful. |
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| It was good ending. Especially compared to what we got this season (aldnoah and tokyo ghoul) 8/10 |
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| So in the end both of them died....it was inevitable but it still hurts. Good show, a little lost in the middle but overall I think it deserve an 8 at minimum. |
| Interesting ending to a great anime overall. The start of this anime had me completely hooked wanting more every week and then they changed the direction from having these interesting scenario's to involving Lisa more and more into the story which wasn't necessarily bad but it felt different and weakened the show a bit imo. The overall plot was interesting, the character development was definitely there aswell. The music/sound was solid overal nothing to really mention here. Wasn't necessarily fond of the ending however the atomic bomb scene was beautiful. All of these points considered I end up giving this show a 7/10. |
SaikachiSep 25, 2014 2:59 PM
| So the bomb actually did go off....A youtube reviewer that I watch called the atmosphere explosion thing so props to him lol The aftermath of the blackout was sweet. I liked seeing 9, 12 and Lisa play footy and then bond like that :'') Sadly, I think most of us knew that death was approaching....I wanted 12 to at least live together with Lisa though TwT...Sighhhh, oh well, Sphinx left a huge mark on the world and they got what they wanted so kudos to them *spills wine* 8/10 |
BRK25 said: Feels weird to be on this side of the conversation but why did they shoot Twelve? I understand Shibazaki intervening but Twelve....I didn't like the fact he die but I still want to know the reason to go ahead. They decided to shoot the terrorists because they didn't want people like Nine or Twelve to be alive, since they were direct witnesses to all the shit that US did, in order to secure the a-bomb. The US can justify their actions of killing Nine and Twelve by saying they disposed of "dangerous terrorists," a fact that would seem believable after Nine sent the automated message declaring that he was going to kill everyone. If Nine and Twelve were left alive to tell Shibazaki about all the shit that the US did, then the US would be in some deep trouble and would have to explain their destructive actions beyond their original goal of "securing the a-bomb." Without Nine and Twelve, the US can somehow wiggle themselves out of this mess by saying that it was for the greater good of Japan and the world. If you're asking why they shot Twelve first instead of Nine, who had the detonator, then I don't have a good answer. I guess Nine was a more difficult target because they could accidentally shoot the detonator and cause a bigger mess? Iunno. |
| the reason why they did all this was bullshit. I expected that it would be smth more mysterious and that they had a very important ulterior motive. That didn't affect my enjoyment though, still a very good series. The best of summer 2014 imo, 8/10. |
| I didn't have a clue what was going on in this episode. Anyone care to explain? (In detail) |
| My top anime quotes 1. I AM JUSTICE!- l/light (Death Note) 2. IT'S OVER 9000!!!!- Vegeta (dbz) 3. Almighty Push!/ Shinra Tensei!- Pain (Naruto Shippuden) 4. We stand in awe before that which cannot be seen- Rukia (Bleach) 5. I'll take a potato chip.....AND EAT IT!!!!!- Light (Death Note) 6. Art is an explosion - Deidara (Naruto) 7. Shut the fuck up Kakazu - Hidan (Naruto) 8. Bulma, you've lost your balls- Goku (dragonball) 9. "Don't call me small! I'll break off your feet and stick em on your head!"- Edward Elric (fmab) |
| Pretty good ending. The way the happy moments (football and music) contrasted with the ending was surprising. The atomic bomb explosion was awesome. But why the hell Nine died ? Found it on reddit. Ehh.. 6/10 |
AizixSep 25, 2014 11:45 AM
| I was quite surprised that after the explosion there was a quite light-hearted montage. I got my hopes up, and it was all shattered once Twelve got shot. He didn't even get to say his goodbyes, even Five got to say hers... I knew both Twelve and Nine's dead were going to come, but it was so sudden. I shouldn't have gotten attached to them dang it. |
“You should enjoy the little detours. To the fullest. Because that’s where you’ll find the things more important than what you want.” —Ging |
| Wow, i´m amazed by the ending, never tought it would be so good, the hype of waiting every week for a new episode justified all this wait, brilliant ending, there is still good anime beeing made! That explosion really caught me by surprise. |
| Man this show was the fucking bomb (no pun intended)!! I have not been this passionate about watching an anime since FMA brotherhood. Awesome anime and best anime of summer 2014 in my opinion. 9/10 |
pakoko said: BRK25 said: Feels weird to be on this side of the conversation but why did they shoot Twelve? I understand Shibazaki intervening but Twelve....I didn't like the fact he die but I still want to know the reason to go ahead. They decided to shoot the terrorists because they didn't want people like Nine or Twelve to be alive, since they were direct witnesses to all the shit that US did, in order to secure the a-bomb. The US can justify their actions of killing Nine and Twelve by saying they disposed of "dangerous terrorists," a fact that would seem believable after Nine sent the automated message declaring that he was going to kill everyone. If Nine and Twelve were left alive to tell Shibazaki about all the shit that the US did, then the US would be in some deep trouble and would have to explain their destructive actions beyond their original goal of "securing the a-bomb." Without Nine and Twelve, the US can somehow wiggle themselves out of this mess by saying that it was for the greater good of Japan and the world. If you're asking why they shot Twelve first instead of Nine, who had the detonator, then I don't have a good answer. I guess Nine was a more difficult target because they could accidentally shoot the detonator and cause a bigger mess? Iunno. If it is to be shown in the good light of the country and avoiding the matter regarding the USA, then maybe, but Twelve. God damn it, he didn't deserve it. Not one bit. Oh, you know what's cool?  The inspiration for the track Bless and also very similar to the very ending of the Anime itself in terms of appearance. |
| Would anyone be kind enough to explain me why did Five killed herself and why she got the gun pointing at her by her partner? Also how exactly did they achieve to show their hometown with the blackout? Didn't really get these two parts. |
| Lets just I cryied like baby. That ost played through out the episode got to me good. I knew something was going to happen ..... but I did not expect that. I give it a 9.5/10. Zankyuo no Terror is in my top 5 anime considering it had 11 episode it was brilliant watching it once every week.xD |
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| Like hell atomic bomb didn't kill anyone... |
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| Well... I didn't expect to cry to this. The OST when Twelve was shot. Nine's reaction; and telling Shibazaki to remember that they lived ~ This was a really good series. Enjoyed it a lot. pakoko said: Pretty anticlimactic, but beautiful. It didn't end with an exciting bang, but a bang that fills your heart with a sort of emptiness. 8/10 This ^^ |
ScarletCrystalSep 25, 2014 11:58 AM
 "Later on, you will become a lively person causing headaches as the shrine-god." |
| This anime definitely needed more backstory to flesh out the characters. Regardless, this was a great finale. I'm debating giving it an 8 or 9, but let's go with 9/10. |
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| At the moment gave it a 9/10 because I liked it very much and was waiting for a new ep to be out every week, but like a lot of people said : It could've been so much better. With all the building up of the motives of sphinx, I guess I expected a bit more from their end plan. Might downgrade to 8/10 because of ending and five indeed not having much motive to mess with them that much |
Keten said: So we followed these characters all this time, not knowing why they did all of what they did and the big reveal was that they did it to reveal the truth... Which was incredibly obvious... Why did they keep their motives a secret again? I was actually glad that they didn't bring anything new to the table. Like you said, it was "incredibly obvious" as to what Nine and Twelve were trying to achieve, so I don't think they were trying to keep the motives a secret at all. I think you're more frustrated about why they bothered to be all mysterious about the motives when it was obvious, and this probably goes back to your complaints about the "no-tell" exposition in general, which we've discussed and I've agreed to some points already. Keten said: I feel like the anime as a whole despite being so serious didn't really have any message to tell... What was the point of this anime? Nothing really... I was very confused when the bomb went off and all they did was look at the pretty lights before it went into happy fun times playing with balls and such... Feels very anti-climactic. Yeah it was a pretty anticlimactic ending. There is a message in this anime, quite a beautiful one actually, but that message is muddled by the explosions and the pretty light shows. The show just did a shitty job of conveying the message, and this ending didn't really tie the plot and the message well. I've posted this in another thread, so I'll repost what I think the story of ZnT represents (edited to fit the ending): Five social outcasts despise the life that society has given each of them, so they try to change that shitty life into something meaningful. Of course, they all basically fail miserably: Lisa only gets Nine and Twelve into more trouble by trying to do something for once in her life, Five dies without necessarily "beating" Nine, and Twelve ends up betraying one of his friends to save another that he shouldn't have befriended in the first place (and he dies too). Nine wants to be remembered in this world for who he is and what he did, but he doesn't live long enough to see that happen before his eyes. And Shibazaki had already failed once when he tried to investigate a case that he shouldn't have. Basically, these five have tried to make something of their lives and only got punished for stepping out of their comfort zones. The title of the show is "Terror in Resonance," which is basically talking about a bomb. When a bomb explodes, people become terrified from the loud, resonating sound. People's reaction to others trying to act out of their comfort zones is similar to them reacting to an explosion: fear and rejection. The dark message, to me, is that the society doesn't always look kindly to those who try to step out of the norm. The only outcome for those who do, as shown by this show, is one of a meaningless struggle to be accepted into a world that has rejected them, especially in the case with Five, Nine and Twelve. Keten said: As a whole the show had little focus on it's characters so by the end I really didn't care when Twelve and Nine died. Their OP intelligence and the cops incompetence killed most of the plausibility the show could have... The art and sound of course compliment each other well but in the end I just feel like the show is pretty average overall. I also feel like this could have easily been a movie instead of a series. Agree with the show having little focus on its characters. However, since the characters were basically empty and lonely to start with, I thought getting a glimpse of their human side when they interact with Lisa at the end was actually endearing. I don't know, I definitely felt something when Twelve died. |
| That was unexpected. An anime about terrorism and the final bomb actually exploded, wow. Twelve... why did you had to die, damn americans! Well... with eleven épisodes the series did good. It wasn't that well developed but it was good. |
| 12 is a Sigur Ros fan! Love that reference. Unsurprisingly one of Sigur Ros' albums is called "Von" Watanabe always make the best musical references in his shows. This show started really well, with stellar direction and music, but it suddenly got a bit too Hollywood for its own good. I also thing Five's character was massively distracting and over the top. It took some of the beauty out of the series. Aditionally and in all earnesty, I would have expected that those 2 with the intelligence they possessed, could have come out with a different way to reveal to the world the truth about Sphinx without blowing up an atom bomb in the atmosphere. Beautiful ending episode though. |
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| WOW what a great series, ost gives me chill,. didn't expect to have a satisfying ending for a 11 ep series,. I'll remember you sphinx. |
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| loved every second of it. the series absolutly nailed the atmosphere damn i am sad now... you rarely see something with such a well done cinematography. liked the characters, thought how the story unfolded was great, the series had actual closure, and the ost ofc for me the series stays at a 10. great experience and definitely watanabe at his best. |
xSanoxSep 25, 2014 12:23 PM
BRK25 said: Oh, you know what's cool? The inspiration for the track Bless and also very similar to the very ending of the Anime itself in terms of appearance. You know what's cool? You :3 for being an interesting person to talk to about this show. Thanks for all the explanations, supplementary images/videos, and valid points. |
| I AM REALLY CRYING NOW. |
| Well, this was painful. Reallyyyyyyy painful. I cried like it was raining, without sobbing. Story / amazing. These two suffered too much. This is why you get so angry when you realize world is so unfair. And music? OST is too amazing. I really liked Yoko Kano's nc17, I listen to 8tracks zankyou no terror mix every day. |
| それでも 今は 生きて 歌え ... |
| Aside from Five, this show was very good :) |
skudoops said: Marzan said: 12 is a Sigur Ros fan! Love that reference. Unsurprisingly one of Sigur Ros' albums is called "Von" Watanabe always make the best musical references in his shows. Right, let's try this again. I am surprised how many people know sigur ros, the minute I heard the OST they instantly popped into my head. oh yeah, and this one too. And I really like this reference. |
| それでも 今は 生きて 歌え ... |
| still my favorite track cannot wait for the second ost http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kvims6y0aw |
ShinjuShoku said: skudoops said: Right, let's try this again. I am surprised how many people know sigur ros, the minute I heard the OST they instantly popped into my head. oh yeah, and this one too. And I really like this reference. I just had to head to CD Japan to order the OST after this. It turns out that Yoko Kanno actually invited the vocalist of Icelandic band Agent Fresco to play on this album. I wonder if all Icelandic vocalists make that Sigur Ros sound! |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| I want the time I spent watching this show given back to me. |
| not that i hted 5 but...she is the reason this show didnt get a 10..she was like a rip-of of L, but done wrong... a music from acold land...iceland...V.O.N means hope...those little thing, made me tear up =/ and so...why just kill 12...shouldnt the soldier kill everyone ther? 'cause sure... let the guy nuke the damm country to cover up america...no one is gonna know...damm this show's logic i guess 8/10 is ok for me...just cause i enjoyed it so much(at least the beguining an dending) i feel like listening to iceland's music now =/ |
| Being a fan is like having a penis. Its nice to be proud of it But don't pull it out in public and wave it in other's faces Kyurem Black. Kyurem White. Together they are Pretty Kyurem. |
| I kind of expected them to die at the end, but not this way, at least not for 12 :( I still need to process that episode. Lisa useless till the end, I think her only reason to be is to have someone remember them and giving them (at least 12) the feeling to be needed. Still could have done without her really. |
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