The Japanese government begins to conduct investigations towards Sphinx’s identity as soon as clues are uploaded they decipher them, usually involving Greek mythology and various riddles, further revealing Nine and Twelve’s intentions. She chooses the latter, and although not actually acting on their plans that much (what do you expect an ordinary girl to do with two genius terrorists?), she provides a sense of humanity to the two, most especially to Twelve, who visibly seeks comfort in her. At the very first attack, a girl named Lisa Mishima gets involved with Sphinx and eventually learns of their identities - leading them to give her a choice to die or to partake in their schemes. With every carefully executed plan targeting various areas throughout Tokyo, they grow further wanted for the destruction they cause. Their reign of terror is mysteriously designed to not cause casualties, but to instead spark attention and draw the public’s eye. They dub themselves as Sphinx, quickly rising as the most famed terrorist group in Japan and possibly the world, uploading videos usually containing clues and hints towards their next attacks on a site similar to YouTube. Zankyou no Terror revolves around two teenage terrorists, going by the names of Twelve an energetic, smiling and humorous boy with a youthful appearance, and Nine in contrast to Twelve, the much more silent and calm one who displays less emotion towards the environment around them. Take note that the rest of this review contains spoilers, as well as a detailed overview of my own opinion thus it would be biased, moreso since I really, really adore this series. Obviously, I didn’t watch it during its premiere, but looking at the list for that season, it’s the psychological anime that stands out (along with Tokyo Ghoul, of course), which is of course my favorite genre.
I ended up watching Zankyou no Terror in one sitting towards the beginning of March this year. The anime premiered in the summer of 2014 alongside others such as Tokyo Ghoul, the second season of Sword Art Online and Space Dandy, and a lot of other notable anime. As I elaborate later on, I almost didn’t give this anime a chance to redeem itself, and thankfully - it did so in the greatest way. You feel like it’s one of those shows that would instantly make it, they’d stay in your heart. Imagine being greeted episode after episode, with stunning visuals and songs that suddenly surprise you, only to find that you’re frantically listening to them over and over capturing the moments of when you first watched it. Being on the edge of my seat, only to be greeted by something that almost completely put me off the anime was less than desirable. Although I’ve been handing it a lot of praise, there are multiple factors in the anime that nearly ruined it. Zankyou no Terror kept me thinking for days on end after watching it, and with every moment I spent pondering on the profound impact it left on me, the more I realized how powerful it was. Perhaps it isn’t perfect, perhaps it’s just another could have been, but it’s still beautiful, emotional, and in its own way, it’s that sort of flawed beauty. Perhaps I give too much praise - but it’s also important to note that Zankyou no Terror has numerous flaws, which I feel are redeemed by the ending, the impact of the story and how incredibly forgivable it is, because really, it’s one of those rare works I find in which all its mistakes are okay. No anime has left me as breathless as Zankyou no Terror did, from the soundtrack kept on replay with mesmerizing tracks, to the storyline that keeps you utterly captivated. Two terrorists of genius intellect begun a reign of terror in Japan, citing their name as Sphinx and leaving the word von as marks of their footsteps in destruction an array of beautiful animation, a breathtaking, close to perfect if not perfect original soundtrack and a setting so realistic and familiar with characters that one could connect and relate to, characters that you could see a piece of your soul in.
“Are you going to destroy the whole world?”
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