![]() ![]() Sadly, a need for edge and desire to be Death Note fails to deliver on the premise. Original is still good, overall.Ī terrorist attack on Tokyo leaves little clues outside an internet video with a riddle warning of another bomb. The dub is better than the original, as the American characters don’t speak Engrish and it matched voices better. With Yoko Kanno ( Cowboy Bebop, Wolf’s Rain) on the music, her international folio delivers, including Indian Tabla – a rarity in anime – for tension. I love the soundtrack, from the ethereal OP and ED (I hated skipping them twice when pressed for time) to the instrumental background music. Terror in Resonance has nice clean art and animation, rarely relying on static shots. ![]() Yet the detective in charge never thinks of that. It’s easy to solve with a quick Google search (or Yahoo, as is popular in Japan) and I’ve heard it before. Take the first riddle (‘Sphinx’ motif at play). That’s another thing – the “intelligence” of characters and strategies is idiotic. It goes straight to the nuclear option, made worse when you’re told these kids are geniuses. Terror in Resonance doesn’t even ask these questions. That makes sen-why not give them to somebody? Surely, there must be other avenues to try before euthanasia. #KAIJI WARPED REALITY FREE#Wait, you think, why not free them? Well, they can’t survive without anyone to care for them, so it’s better they die now than starve in the cold. But, ah, yes, it’s because these puppies are being tortured and killing them is mercy. To give an analogy, imagine someone killing puppies. ![]() A thousand ways come to mind that are better at changing the world for the better than random bombings. I won’t give anything away, but it’s imbecilic. Most notably is the motivation behind these edgy teens. The worst is that Terror in Resonance seems good as your watching it, but in the latter half when they reveal the secrets and motivations, it retroactively contaminates elements that seemed solid. An emo girl roped into the operation – could be good. So, teenagers as terrorists – that’s interesting. Thinking her life unable to get any worse than it already is, she joins them. They give her a choice: become an accomplice or die. Lisa witnesses two teenage boys, Nine and Twelve, from her school planting toys stuffed with explosives. Plutonium also went missing from a nuclear facility six months ago. Why would you do this to me? Why would you set up so well, promise so much and then tear it away? You are tearing me apart, Lisa Terror in Resonance!Ī terrorist bombing leaves Tokyo in shock, for the only clue the police have is an internet video of two masked people calling themselves ‘Sphinx,’ presenting a riddle on the whereabouts of the next bomb. Then again, if you enjoyed the first, you’ll find it easy to keep going. There is also enough to be had within the first season the second is more of the same but in different games. One scene of characters being indecisive with a single decision shouldn’t take an episode, let alone a few. If I had to level a complaint, it would be the pacing. He struggles against his conscience between the requirements to win and the cost on his soul. #KAIJI WARPED REALITY FULL#He doesn’t simply cheat everyone nor does he go full goody-two-shoes. Kaiji himself elevates this anime above most other artworks of this nature, such as Danganronpa. Several times, I found myself yelling, “Of course it’s a trick, you fool! How could you fall for that?” Unlike other shows, however, where a character (usually the villain) falls for a trick because the writer said so, Kaiji sells us on the decision first. Kaiji must survive in a world where people will do anything for survival, or worse, greed. Tempted by Endou’s masterful baiting, Kaiji accepts. Who knows, he may even leave with extra in his pocket. With not a yen to Kaiji’s name, Endou offers an alternative: play a game on our boat, win and clear your debt. Except, the debt now stands at 3,850,000 yen due to compound interest – the Yakuza are unfair like that. This friend scarpered, so the repayment of 300,000 yen falls on Kaiji’s shoulders. His life goes to hell one day when a debt collector called Endou turns up at his door to collect on a loan Kaiji co-signed with a friend. It follows Kaiji, a bum with no responsibilities in life and gambling as his only talent. Great protagonist to cheer for while yelling at his naïveté.Īkagi is one of my favourite hidden gems of anime, regardless of its flaws, so when going into Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor by the same creator, my expectations were high.Length: 26 episodes (season 1), 26 episodes (season 2) Genre: Gambling Sports Psychological Thriller Related: Kaiji: Against All Rules (sequel – included in review) Japanese Title: Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor ![]()
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