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“Japanese tourist brainwashed into assassin "Zwei" by mafia group Inferno, fights to survive and reclaim lost memories.”
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
Phantom 〜Requiem for the Phantom〜
7.91
874 rank · 355,451 viewers · 4,600 favorites
Action
Drama
Suspense
Organized Crime
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Synopsis
Japanese tourist brainwashed into assassin "Zwei" by mafia group Inferno, fights to survive and reclaim lost memories.
Mafia is rife in America where assassinations are a regular occurrence on the streets. Inferno, a mysterious company, is behind most of these dealings through the use of their near-invincible human weapon, "Phantom." One day, a Japanese tourist accidentally witnesses Phantom's latest murder. Desperate to escape, the tourist hides in a secluded building. However, Phantom, revealed to be a young woman named Ein, and the leader of Inferno "Scythe Master" captures the tourist and brainwashes him. Given the name "Zwei," this once peaceful tourist is now a puppet of Inferno with no memories. Drawn into a world of lies, deceit, and violence, Zwei must fight to survive, hopefully to one day regain his memories and escape from this world where he is constantly on the brink of death.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 142 sampled reviews
7.6
/10
What 142 viewers settled on.
89%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 1.96
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.96 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 3.5
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.41
Running avg · May 2009 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Phantom is a very dark anime that takes some getting used to, for me I almost felt like dropping it even though I enjoyed the show because of the twists it takes. This crime thriller is the story...”
- 10 “I know for a fact that what i like, someone else may not.That being said im not the type to do reviews on anything in fact ive never written a review in my 18 years of living but ive been sitting...”
- 10 “I love this anime. I loved Zwei/Reiji & Ein/Elen. The connection that they make together over a period of time is moving. All the other characters that were involved in the story played great parts...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 44%
Long · 31%
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- Format 26 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 24m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2009 – Sep 2009 Spring 2009
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-4265 catalog
Produced by
- Genco Producer
- Media Factory Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Rakuonsha Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor