Review of Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom

Story and Characters: 2(two) episodes are recaps, out of 24, which is ridiculous in its own right. The story is repetitious, the writing is both snobby and uninspiring. The summary of characters is as such: """genius""" slut who plots to take over the organization with a plan that isn't very well thought out at all. A chair sniffing loser named "Scythe Master" who seemingly has no real purpose other than to be the smart guy with glasses that's obligatory in any thriller. Eins, who hardly ever shows emotion, and Svei, who hardly ever shows emotion. Later on they throw in Cal, who doesn't seem tooffer anything other than a motivation for the two emotionless main characters to keep the action scenes going. You also have this Japanese yakuza who's an idiot, and his assistant, who's also an idiot. The main boss of the mafia is some ineffectual placeholder that never seems to have anything to say or do.

The soundtrack is good. Not much to say, it fits with the aesthetic of a mafia filled with betrayal.

The art is great, especially the animation. Action scenes are the main focus

I didn't really enjoy this anime