(L) Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ (Nitroplus & Bee Train)

[Mizuno]

Whose bad hand is that in the preview?

[orion]

Spoiler for ep.3:

It's prob not going to be anything positive in her mental state. Poor Ein.

[SinsI]

Hmm, this series extremely reminds me of Destroyer novels, and here lies the problem:
I have a hard time making sense of Inferno.
Modern weaponry makes the act of assasination simple, the hardest part is gathering the necessary information - having a good killer or two is not enough to change anything in the underworld's power balance.

[DeadlySoldier37]

Just saw the two first episodes, I have to say this show is more entertaining than I though it would be. I like that dark underground vibe this show gives. Its definately something thats refreshing, since its different than other shows right now. Im here hoping for Zwei to take over inferno and become some kind of scarface and have Ein and Claudia in the palm of his hands.

[Mentar]

Originally Posted by Mizuno

Whose bad hand is that in the preview?

You really wanna know? Guess first

Spoiler for for solution:

Sorry. Scythe Master

[Albafica]

I just watch the two first episodes and it wasn't bad. I liked Noir and Madlax but Cazador was very bad.... Phantom seems to be a good show at begining, but there is too much sexual stuff I think, it's a little boring...

I saw the 3 oavs, and I wanted to know more about Ein and Zwei.

Phantom is slow like a lot of BEE TRAIN's show: Noir, Tsubasa, Madlax. But it's not a bad thing...

Background music is good, and Opening is awesome, i love it! Karma!

[frubam]

Well, the animation is still strong, and like others have already pointed out, the atmosphere of the anime is very on-sync with the VN. I hope they can keep this level of storytelling up, because so far, it's been excellent =).

One thing I noticed was that Ein is... nicely endowed. Something about that pale, voluptuous figure she's got makes her pretty hot, but...

Spoiler for VN:

...she's supposed to have had a stunned growth due to all the drugs SM gave her. But she's neither short, nor has small breasts. Well, I guess they wanted to stray away from the 'little girl figure' that permeated their previous girls+guns shows.

Originally Posted by Mint

You really wanna know? Guess first

Spoiler for for solution:

Sorry. Scythe Master

Spoiler for VN:

Oh, god, I was hoping it'd avoid that, I don't want to see SM sexing with Ein =_=. It was cut from the DVD version and when I saw the CG for the PC vers, it was...just grotesque. But that might be because I had already thought of Zwei and Ein(I really hate using those names) as a couple, having already beat the game.

[Xander]

Originally Posted by frubam

Spoiler for VN:

Oh, god, I was hoping it'd avoid that, I don't want to see SM sexing with Ein =_=. It was cut from the DVD version and when I saw the CG for the PC vers, it was...just grotesque. But that might be because I had already thought of Zwei and Ein(I really hate using those names) as a couple, having already beat the game.

Correct me if I'm wrong but...

Spoiler for VN:

...in this specific case I don't remember there being much of a difference even after looking at the original CG, beyond the fact they could get away with an extra shot of nudity. In other words, they didn't actually have sex or anything, at least not going by the CG alone. Still, either way the scene is still disturbing enough.

[Mizuno]

That guy needs 12 bullet holes in his face... damn it. Zwei better pwn the shit out of him in the end...

[Yu Ominae]

Nah. I want a .45 ACP bullet to go into his butt.

What about Claudia though? She's too hot to die!!!!

[Mei]

Just seen episode 2 and it still doesn't dissapoint. I have never read anything about it or anything, so have no idea which way it will turn. I hope Ein and Zwei become a couple near the end, or at least that is what I am expecting...
Claudia seems quite a mysterious character at the moment, I am sure we will be seeing more of her soon though.

[Yu Ominae]

http://www.phantom-r.jp/goods_dvd.html

DVD's coming out by July 24, 2009.

[Vash002]

Woah woah, episode 2 was great.
And Claudia it's a beauty. I'm really enjoying this show.

Spoiler for Preview of Ep 3:

Goddamn, are we just going to nuclear level rage material? I saw a hand... I hope it's Zwei.

[Mizuno]

It isn't. It's explained above. I'm in rage about it as well. I'm sure it'll be amplified when we actually get to see the episode itself.

[Josh902]

Originally Posted by Mizuno

It isn't. It's explained above. I'm in rage about it as well. I'm sure it'll be amplified when we actually get to see the episode itself.

yea i dont like the thought of it ether makes me wanna

[Yu Ominae]

Yep. I guess we better wait.

Almost forgot. DVDs will have 2 episodes each. (At least for volume 1)

[Sinestra]

I love how they portrayed Zwei's eyes as he went through the training. You could see him humanity dying a little at a time as he learned how to kill. Claudia's advice to Zwei was very mysterious but i understood exactly what she meant now lets see if it come true. Can Ein and Zwei grow and move forward? Inferno however is making the mistakes all organizations make when they start playing around with making super assassins or brain washing. Eventually pets turn on their owners when pushed to far and if these 2 were to ever decide to after Inferno members they would be screwed just like the targets they select for them.

Ein does seem to show some type of attachment to Zwei. I guess to have a counterpart after working alone for so long can spark some type of emotion

[Anomalous]

Originally Posted by Josh902

yea i dont like the thought of it ether makes me wanna

haha felt the same way when i read the spoiler.

[orion]

Originally Posted by Anomalous

haha felt the same way when i read the spoiler.

Spoiler for ep.3 preview:

It was implied in the OVA as well. He was one sick bastard. That's why I say sex and Ein is never a good thing unless it's with Zwei.

[Xander]

Originally Posted by orion

Spoiler for ep.3 preview:

It was implied in the OVA as well. He was one sick bastard. That's why I say sex and Ein is never a good thing unless it's with Zwei.

Spoiler for the above / ep 3 preview / VN:

This is pretty much just repeating myself, but after playing the game and once again looking at the referenced uncensored CG set from the PC version this still doesn't give me the impression that both of them had sex unless there's something more to it elsewhere, like in the dialogue (or if my CG set is somehow incomplete, but it doesn't look like it).

I can't really talk about the OVA, but I continue to think SM's perversion has a lot more to do with objectification and not necessarily with actual intercourse. He treats her like a toy of his own creation, putting his hands and...something else on her, but one thing doesn't always imply the other.