Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby AaronAMV » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:08 pm

Just finished watching episode three and four. Man, this show picked up! I'm a lot more interested now than I was before!

Spoiler :
So... Zwei has superpowers? :?

Predictions: Ein will die before the series is over. :/
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby angelx03 » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:46 pm

You know what? I was rather reluctant of this series especially since Bee Train was involved, and anyone who's familiar their series knows how utterly slow-paced and drawn out it can be. Four episodes into this, and it looks like they improved the their usual pacing speed and actually made this engaging. I think I'll follow this one as well.

And look in the bright side! This is the one series based on a visual novel that's actually available in the U.S.! :D
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby OmniStrata » Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:08 pm

It wouldn't play on my dvd player though. [it was supposed to be a menu based DVD game for anyone]

It also had this hot sexy chick with long blonde hair, red suit, and a Steyr Aug [that weapon screams sexy]

Some lesbian gun sex overtones where on the back of the box, though I think the vis. nov. here in America may have been censored. [eep]

Now I want to grab the iso, gah!
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby OmniStrata » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:59 pm

Vivaldi wrote:Just saw episode 3, I just about spit up my drink laughing when she was explaining to Zwai how to knife fight. That's a good way to end up in the hospital. (Or morgue) All well and fine for entertainment I guess, but it was so blatantly contridictory to actual knife fighting theory that I couldn't help but smirk.


All in all great episode though, keeping up the trend of fantastic music quite well.


It wasn't all that bad, though real trained knife users don't hold the knife blade out. They should be holding it blade in [reverse grip] with the blunt side against their forearm turning their upper arm into a 'mini-sword'. It should also be held in the back hand. The fight was definitely wrong theory wise though as using the knife in the leading hand isn't what a trained martial artist does anyways... Steven Seagal [shoot me, I like his knife fighting] has good examples of it in Under Siege.

Good catch, wanted to watch the ep's scene again to be sure ^_^
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby Ishbalan » Sun May 03, 2009 11:06 pm

From episode 5, this show is officially grimdark. Bravo. I may have trouble sleeping with those big round eyes digging into my skull.
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby Kariudo » Mon May 04, 2009 2:56 am

I'm glad funi is still streaming the eps, the series is pretty interesting and I can't get enough of the op and ed
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby ZephyrStar » Wed May 06, 2009 1:38 pm

Definitely enjoying this. Watched 4 and 5 the other night, character development is really good. I love the moods and interactions between Ein and Zwei.
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby EvaFan » Thu May 21, 2009 1:30 am

There's been alot of people dissing this anime for some reason on the interwebz which is why I couldnt bring myself to pick it up, frackin haters. Now though TBH I can't recall ever watching an anime that convey'd the assassin's state of mind/being so well. It's interesting watching them slowly recovering their humanity together all so.

I'm actually liking this alot, probably the best anime so far that simulates the mind of a killer. The mafia/gang aspect though is kinda goofy at times.
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby OmniStrata » Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:10 pm

Ms. McCunnan looks NOTHING like her game self... [hotter in game, with short red hair yum...]

Here's hoping they make it, though if it keeps following the game story [which it does] the ending will be tragic...
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby AaronAMV » Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:15 pm

Episode 10 :shock:

Spoiler :
Ein dies by jumping in front of Zwei's bullet that was meant for Scythe. Scythe gets behind Zwei and shoots him. I have no idea what's going to happen in the next 16 episodes...
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby Kariudo » Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:32 pm

AaronAMV wrote:Episode 10 :shock:

Spoiler :
Ein dies by jumping in front of Zwei's bullet that was meant for Scythe. Scythe gets behind Zwei and shoots him. I have no idea what's going to happen in the next 16 episodes...

NUUUU
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby AaronAMV » Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:13 am

So... Episode 11 was basically a waste of time up until the 17:00 mark, so just skip there. Before that, it was all a recap.

Spoiler :
We begin three months later, with Ms. McCunnan planning some shooting, I was playing with my iTouch so I didn't see what it was for, but I have an idea. Then we see a room full of dead bodies (I'm assuming that was the shooting), and one guy holding an uzi. Zwei (he lives!) takes him out, and Ms. McCunnen announces him as Inferno's new Phantom, as her Phantom. Scythe is somewhere hiding, but we don't know where as we only see a short clip of him. As far as we know, Ein is dead, there no traces of her.
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby OmniStrata » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:11 am

The next 16 eps could be the alternate path where we see the blonde assassin.

0_0

AWESOMELY HOPE FOR IT!
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"That is a mistake many of my enemies make. They think before they act. I act before I think!" - Vortigern from Merlin ('98)
"I AM REBORN!" - Dark Schneider Bastard!! OAV
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby angelchanx3 » Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:36 pm

Good but Crap compared to the game.
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Re: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom

Postby guy07 » Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:46 pm

bump because i just started watching this. very nice so far :up:
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