Zankyou No Terror

I think this is one of the most visial appealing anime's I've ever had the pleasure of watching; the colours are perfect and light in order to contrast the darkness of the show; the city is drawn wonderfully and ther is no lack of detail.

Story: The story seems to take a darker than usual toll on the characters, it seems to be speaking to the world of the present as well and by doing that they decided upon sing means of terrorism to get the attention of the citizens and the police. There aren't many animes that do that nor are there that many that could possibly "hit close to home" and make you think about the implications of certain things and event in your day-to-day life.

Development and Content: Zankyou no Terror seems to have a good pace and doesn't keep one on the edge for too long, the anime is short but each episode is packed with incredible content and makes it all the more interesting to watch. In terms of content there seems to be something new added to every episode, more information that will help you assemble the pieces and make one understand why the boys are doing what they are doing. The loops holes are filled, the reasons are explained and all in all it never stops making sense.

Content: In terms of character back story they all seem to have had an intense past which leads the the explanation of what they are today, of what they've grown to become. The y each bring something different and something special to the show and you can get an insight of the way they think and act as well, the depth of each individual character carries so much weight on them and on the others that it does make it feel like a real life situation amongst real people.

Screen time: It's pleasantly well divided between the two main characters; often switching back and fourth from one to the other in order to get a sense of what each is doing at that specific moment, it also shows a lot of the remainder of the main cast, doing their own thing almost seemingly unaware of what's happening, so the reactions we see from there are all on the spot and at the same time as whatever is happening somewhere off screen.

Supporting Characters: The characters of Five, Lisa and Shibazaki are all o[f top notch quality, all I've said previously in terms of characters applied to these as well; they are intense and they have their own sense of being and own sense of purpose, or lack thereof, they are individuals who are affected by the events and bring their own influence to the events that will happen later on after their introduction. The characters of Twelve and Nine have a different connection with each of these supporting characters and it helps them grow.

Design: As much as this anime seems to have a non-traditional feel to the design of the scenery and the characters we cannot deny it's beauty. Everything seems to flow together perfectly, from the fact that it's summer in Tokyo the time this takes place and the characters have to wear these lighter clothes and lighter colours, it all points to a more realistic than animation side of thing, it makes the characters seem like real people, even if just for a second.