Review of Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom

This is definitely one of the better shows I've watched. Story: 9/10 The story was surprisingly good. Besides a few "too dumb to live" moments and the apparent special abilities of the main characters (which was kind of explained, though pure skill definitely doesn't account for all their abilities). The end was *slight spoilers* a total sucker punch, and I felt the conclusion certainly could have been done in a way that didn't make it so cheap. Art & Sound: 8/10, 7/10 The art was generally pretty good, and I can't think of any real problems I found with it (though I did watch this a while ago). Thesound, while generally good for the first arc, seemed to drop off noticeably in the second. Reiji and Cal's main themes both got old fast, and Reiji's especially just annoyed me.

Character: 8/10
Reiji's development was actually fairly good, and Ein underwent some dramatic changes, even if they didn't show as much superficially. Cal, on the other hand, was really disappointing to watch, especially since her entire life purpose stemmed from a misunderstanding that could easily have been rectified.

Overall, it was still an extremely good show. There were a few moments that were downright chilling, and the action just kept coming. Despite a few obvious flaws in plot and an unsatisfying finish, it was still a great show. 9/10