Zankyou no terror
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In an alternate version of present-day society, Tokyo is plagued by shocking terrorist attacks, with the only hint to the identities of the culprits being a series of bizarre videos uploaded to the internet. The police, baffled by these cryptic clues, are powerless to stop the paranoia spreading across the population. Only one detective seems to have any idea about the motive behind the attacks and, possibly, the individuals behind them.
Japan, summer of 2014. A short anime produced by MAPPA was aired. It might have been overlooked by many, but Zankyou no Terror was a fresh look into three intertwined topics: science, politics and corruption. We can see the consequences from the point of view of three teenagers who literally shake the entire city of Tokyo in order to reaffirm their right to exist.
And yes, we are talking about both because Twelve immediately takes an interest in her. He notices how Lisa goes to the bathroom with her lunch. Later that night, he comments to Nine that she has the same eyes of the kids they were raised up with in an experimental facility. But Nine warns him to not get involved with anyone. So, at first, Twelve suggests Nine they could avoid Lisa’s death during one of their terrorist attacks so that Nine can overcome the fact that the other kids were not able to escape the experimental facilities.
And by “everything,” we mean everything. Twelve never promised anything to Lisa. Quite the contrary, they were doing perilous stuff as terrorists and she was in risk all the time. It is Lisa who realizes that her lack of talents is making things difficult for her friends, so she runs away. Unfortunately, Lisa is noticed by the American organization NEST, who kidnaps her to capture Sphinx.
Zankyou no terror goes beyond your usual crime or thriller anime by giving its characters depth. In just a few episodes, the story was capable of showing true love and friendship between troubled teenagers. And it achieves this without forgetting the main objective of the show, which is showing us the human side of terrorism among the never ending politics play. This is not an easy task, especially taking on account the world we are currently living in.
In Zankyou no terror, we saw how ambition turns against its perpetrators in the hands of our protagonists. We also saw how, despite all their flaws and dangerousness, Twelve and Lisa only wanted to claim their right to be themselves. That is why Zankyou no terror has a special place in our hearts, and that is why Twelve and Lisa will hopefully enter the hall of fame of anime couples.
