Upon a closer look, the ‘abstract’ imagery and serene feeling that the opening gave truly contrasts the show, the sharp images, the bright colors that would fade into dark shades in the scenes of terror. It’s the type of dark song masked with soft whimsical tunes, which is comparable to the nature of the characters in Zankyou no Terror itself. The song is very light-hearted, yet sinister once you look into the lyrics.
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The lyrics to it foreshadow the series and are volumes deep the more you analyze it the more you see. It’s beautiful and accompanies the soft imagery perfectly. Trigger - performed by the Japanese band Galileo Galilei, it is an overwhelmingly mellow tune that accentuates the entirety of the opening. Serene reverberated through each frame in contrast to the wonderful first episode, when we dive into the destruction and are introduced to our main characters. It gave me an off feeling about the anime it seemed so oddly serene for a so-called destructive anime about terrorists, bombs, and all that. The thing about Zankyou no Terror is that personally, I found the opening so abstract. I know I’ve experienced this upon hearing Hikaru Nara, Shigatsu wa Kimi No Osu’s opening for the first time. In actuality, its purpose is to draw you into the anime, more often than not upon seeing or hearing a great opening we are drawn to watching a show, especially if we see elements in it or characters that we are already drawn to. Take it as a minute or two break to do something else before the actual show begins. Often, we discount the importance of openings. I know an article isn’t exactly the most reliable way of reviewing a short introduction piece by piece, but I will do my best to point out the utter brilliance of the opening. Additionally, there is a ton of key information about the anime that comes with the understanding of its opening. Honestly, I hadn’t delved too much into the opening aside from acknowledging the amazing song, but upon rewatching it, I decided to pay more attention at the incredulous amounts of detail that this beauty of an opening holds. Enough of that which I feel is so well-deserved, though a bit overwhelming. Being an amazing anime, I’ve given Zankyou no terror a ton of praise.
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