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This is a spoiler free review.


Story-10
Since the show only has 2 double episodes i really thought that pacing would be bad here, it was sooo not! Edge of the seat story that will have you guessing. This is a really good thriller.

Art-8
Doesn't really have that gloss of a high budget anime. It looks almost great but just lacking in areas, still very good art work and animation is superb.

Sound-9
... Cant complain. Sets the tone very nicely for the atmosphere of this anime.

Character-10
I loved the characters, the main characters have enough depth and comedic moments, they are such opposites so they have unique reasons as to why they are great.

Enjoyment-10
I love murder mystery's and thrillers. And this anime is all about that.

Overall-9

When I put the first episode on I wasn't expecting much but it really took me for a ride. The show was compelling from start to finish. The major disappointment i have is that it wasn't longer!(being anal) But don't worry, the pacing is very good that i just want more, I think the length is great for the show really and no complaints for me.
If you like Murder Mysteries or anything with nice characters and story; really check this out!

This is a spoiler free review.

Zankyou No Terror has a very intriguing idea which first drove me to watch this. The idea of the main characters being terrorists really appealed to me, as it is something that hasn’t really been touched on at all. I decided then to give this anime a go and for the first 4 episodes I was not disappointed.
The Artwork and Sound are good without being amazing I thought, although the use of English language in this anime is terrible. The opening episodes have us seeing how the terrorists are committing these crimes. They leave riddles to the police to try ... and find bombs that they have placed, making the first half of this anime a cat and mouse game. Up to this point I was very happy with this anime and was very interested to see where it would take me, from episode 4 new characters are introduced and there is a plot twist that certainly dimmed my enjoyment.
The plot twist turns the characters around and the anime drops its terrorism theme until the last episode, which disappointed me greatly. A female (or actually two) character is introduced and focused on heavily in the last half of the anime, these bring in romantic elements. I really didn’t like the switch since I hadn’t seen enough development of the characters for me to believe in the second half of the story. The character development is really bad in this anime, the pacing is bad too. I didn’t like the depth of the characters either, the main female probably had the most of this but her character was really bland for me. The main reason why I couldn’t accept the last half was due to the fact that I couldn’t empathise with the characters because things were moving too fast and not being explained enough. I got why the characters were doing what they were doing, but these were shown in small flashbacks and never expanded on, I got it but I wasn’t convinced.


Story: 5/10- pacing is bad and character development is minimal. Plot twists are uninspiring

Art: 7/10- Nothing bad, Nothing amazing

Sound: 6/10- horrible use of English language loses the points here(why do they never get a Seiyuu that can actually speak English?)

Character : 5/10- Main characters are interesting but have no depth.

Enjoyment: 5/10- First half is great. Second half is very disappointing.

Overall

I decided to give this a 5/10 because it has a good premise and is a solid anime, but I was disappointed since I thought it could have been a lot better with an interesting theme. If you are watching this for the terrorism theme then I’d say you will be disappointed, however, if you’re looking to fill your time with something this could satisfy you.