Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom

I am at work. I am bored. I finished an anime. So, the logical step? Blog about it before I delve into work related things. Of course...

I am angry and well, here's why. I've been watching an anime called Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom. It was originally a game released for PS2 that was an RPG of sorts. Players were given the option to follow their own paths, but all choices led to one of two major plots. Anyways, the story was truly intriguing. Lots of plot twists and turns. The characters are well developed. The art is gorgeous. The fight scenes aren't anything miraculous, but still artfully done and well presented. The music is really quite fitting. I love the intro Karma by Kokia. The final ending theme is also awesome! So sounds really great right? It was... up until the end.

I don't mind the psychological thriller that plays with the emotions. It isn't anything new. I've had my heart torn out by anime more than once, and lots of times in movies. That is the way of entertainment. This just really made me angry though. I was way too attached to the characters. You feel their pain, their emotions, you bond with them. You watch them suffer and you suffer too. You question the sanity of the world. It is a beautiful thing. Things look like they may end well and then, it doesn't. UGH!!! The utter anguish. Sure fine, it's a writing masterpiece, but it still infuriates me to no end! Why would you want to do that? And it doesn't even really say if it goes one way or another. You are left to draw your own conclusions based on the clues given, which would be fine, but there is not happy ending to draw from them. I like my happy endings. Especially when I've devoted much emotion to these fictional characters. How could you not? So my overall thoughts?

The show is brilliant. I will give it that. To those of you who get emotionally attached to your characters, however; I recommend you only watch up until they reach the field. Do not... I repeat do not... watch beyond that. The story really is brilliant, but my emotions are too crushed to fully appreciate that at the moment. A good watch, most definitely. Worth the time, if you can appreciate it, yes. I just wished I would have stopped with my happy ending. Oh well, such is the way of the real world. And that folks, are my thoughts.

Until we meet again my friends,
Later days....