![]() ![]() Terror in Resonance tries to establish itself as a smart commentary on the problems with Japanese society and their lack of ability to believe in themselves, but this is only lightly touched upon, making the series attempt at justifying its beautifully coloured and rendered explosions fall flat. However, the series crumbles under any level of scrutiny, be it regarding themes, character development or even something as basic as story structure. ![]() The set pieces are plentiful and elaborate, the sense of tension is palpable and omnipresent and the ending gives the perfect bitter-sweet sensation the series was aiming for. The atmosphere is tense as a vice when it wants to be, and each episode carries with it substantial plot development, and as a result Terror never feels boring, even when it doesn’t make much sense. The chase scenes are very well designed and well-paced, similar to those in Bebop, though they are fewer here. One some levels, Terror succeeds, in particular as a political thriller. It also wanted to serve as a coming of age story for Lisa and a Death Note style cat-and-mouse chase all wrapped up in an ending that’s both tragic and uplifting. It wanted to act as a social critique regarding Japan’s lack of any strong identity as a result of international interaction and the inability of its citizens to believe they could make a difference, while also serving as a high-octane political thriller complete with shoot outs, car chases and last minute rescues. Plot Synopsis: Set in modern day Japan, Tokyo is in fear under the terrorism of the group “Sphinx”, an underground organization that consists of two members, “Twelve” and “Nine”, who seem invincible until teenage girl Lisa joins them and finds herself in the struggle of her life.įrom the very beginning, it was clear that there was no way Terror in Resonance could do everything it wanted to do in the space of 11 episodes. Terror in Resonance displays Shinichiro Watanabe’s directorial precision and Yoko Kanno’s brilliant composition skills haven’t dulled over the years, and the series succeeds handily as a political thriller on a superficial level, though the incoherent plot direction and lack of character development prevent the series from being as engaging intellectually as it is viscerally and emotionally. ![]()
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