Comments on: Phantom – Requiem for the Phantom review

By: notdone watching

notdone watching — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:22:35 +0000

Okay, so it DID jump the shark when Ein pulled a Jesus and Cal.. became Asuka on ‘roids. Two years of ‘roids explains everything.

I liked this review, but I agree: Should’ve ended with “Gendo is exiled, and Shinji is now (ultra)badass.”

…What show is this again?

By: notdone watching

notdone watching — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:13:53 +0000

lol i was reading (i’m on ep 20) and was like “holy spoilers batman!” so i couldn’t finish reading, it changed on this episode so was seeing if i missed a shark jump somewhere :P

from what i read though, seems legit!

By: sayume214

sayume214 — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:02:36 +0000

Yeah, I gotta say it took me by surprise when I saw the first episode. It was far better than what I thought it would be. Indeed, the first arc was perfect, though I wouldn’t have felt that would’ve been a good ending, for that would have mean Scythe had won and Elen was always unhappy Ein.

The second arc, I have to admit, did not make me feel as thrilled. Ein’s absence affected it to a degree for me. Still, I thought Cal was a great addition when I saw her role: Remind Reiji of who he is, for he had been buried with the title of Phantom. However, I never saw their relationship as romantic. I saw them as siblings…Yeah, I could tell Cal had a crush on him, but he was just so different than what he was like with Elen. It felt more like he just cared to protect her than to love her. Really, he treated her like a little sister.

One thing was bothering me at the beginning of the third arc. I said: “WTH? Siblings?! They should be lovers!” XD I got convinced that was the nature of their feelings after the best episode, the 18th one. Not to mention, it was darn painful to see what had become of Cal. Hatred got her insane. It also bothered me how she told Mio she was Reiji’s ex. <.< That was just weird. I felt sad at Lizzie's death and got really angry at Cal. She overreacted, definitely! She believed Reiji just dumped her. It never occurred to her that he had a strong reason to leave. She knew he was an assassin; it shouldn't be that hard to make the connection. I wish the producers had come out with a cooler idea there, but oh, I can't complain wholeheartedly there. They did do a pretty good job! Though, 12-year-old Cal looking 25 after only 2 years was creepy. Seriously, what did Scythe inject in her?

Also, although the ending seems sad at first, I believe it had a happy part to it. He died after accomplishing his mission: To take Elen to her home and see her true smile, which he did. There was something really beautiful about that scene even though it is sad in essence. This guy explains it a lot better than me, though: http://shinmaru.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/in-defense-of-phantoms-end/

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:56:25 +0000

I really enjoyed the first 12 or so episodes. If the anime ended there, it would have been perfect, because everything seemed to be wrapped up nicely – Ein was supposedly dead, and Reiji had become the new Phantom.Then when Cal came in the picture and Ein returned from the dead, it totally threw me off, and my like for the anime fell several degrees. It’s just my personal preferences I guess, but I would have been content with the ending of the first arc.

By: Little Samurai

Little Samurai — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:40:58 +0000

Thanks! Now I’m looking forward to watching it.

By: hashi

hashi — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:02:23 +0000

Good review. I differ only slightly. From the time Cal appeared, the way Sawashiro Miyuki was voicing her made me feel there was something a bit amiss with her. And when Reiji left and the dangerously crafty Scythe Master appeared, she was vulnerable to his serpent’s tongue. So her personality change didn’t bother me as much as her bodily change did. KOKIA’s OP1 and ED2 were outstanding, I thought. Anyway, an excellent show.