“Two teenage terrorists, Sphinx, attack Tokyo to expose a dark secret from their past.”
Terror in Resonance
残響のテロル
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Synopsis
Two teenage terrorists, Sphinx, attack Tokyo to expose a dark secret from their past.
Painted in red, the word "VON" is all that is left behind after a terrorist attack on a nuclear facility in Japan. The government is shattered by their inability to act, and the police are left frantically searching for ways to crack down the perpetrators. The public are clueless—until, six months later, a strange video makes its way onto the internet. In it, two teenage boys who identify themselves only as "Sphinx" directly challenge the police, threatening to cause destruction and mayhem across Tokyo. Unable to stop the mass panic quickly spreading through the city and desperate for any leads in their investigation, the police struggle to act effectively against these terrorists, with Detective Kenjirou Shibazaki caught in the middle of it all. Zankyou no Terror tells the story of Nine and Twelve, the two boys behind the masked figures of Sphinx. They should not exist, yet they stand strong in a world of deception and secrets while they make the city fall around them, all in the hopes of burying their own tragic truth.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 403 sampled reviews
What 403 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.89 · split reception
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 3.6
↓ 1.03
Running avg · Aug 2014 → Jul 2025
- 10 “I would like to say a big THANKS for this story, FOR THE STUNNING MUSIC, FOR THE DRAMA, for the deep word VON and for the PERFECT soundtrack from Icelandreal life situations. Overall - TOUCHING...”
- 8 “Two kids building bombs to blow up Tokyo during summer has an undeniably cool premise that taps into universal fascination with explosions. However, their inability to move past childhood trauma...”
- 8 “The story is very interesting, and includes many plot twists and wandering questions that will be answered at the end. It includes lots of strategical ideals, which makes it more thrilling....”
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- Format 11 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 02m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2014 – Sep 2014 Summer 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-8853 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Producer
- Kyoraku Industrial Holdings Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor