https://anilist.co/anime/5682/PhantomRequiemforthePhantom/ Phantom Requiem of the Phantom. An Anime noir with an interesting look into life of assassins that gets completely deviated by the end and really makes you wonder if this was worth the time. The story sets in America and revolves around two characters named Ein a well named assassin whos feared as the mighty Phantom and Zwei a Japanese highschooler who was brainwashed and forced to join an underground organization as they try to survive living a life forced upon them by a man named Scythe Master under an underworld organization called Inferno. As the Anime progresses youll get to know their lives through the eyes of a brain washed person while having an internal struggle to fit in the world he was forced to live. But that might change over time. + points The Setting: For an Anime following an assassin it does a very good job to capture that environment. Mysterious hideouts a massive building for an underground organization the shopping Mall from the eyes of an assassin and etc. The Main Characters : The characters arent exceptionally great or well written but they are written good enough to keep you entertained. Zwei and Ein two memory whipped people who are feared as the Phantom in the underworld have an interesting chemistry between them. The Music : The creepy opening theme the slow burn sad music during the first half or the badass SuperStarhttps://youtu.be/vEUGla7QRQc soundtrack during the second half the music doesnt let down and elevates the scene or moment its being used. points Time Skips Tone Shifts : The Anime can be divided into two parts. The first half focusses on the main characters while the later half is where the world building happens. What started as a insightful look on assassins changes into an political crime drama between gangs. While it isnt bad the mood and tone of the shows changes which can/might disappoint a few people. Plot holes in later half : I started to think at a certain point in later half if the writer had changed cause some things doesnt make sense and feels illogical. After time skips some characters doesnt even seemed aged well while a certain cute little girl changed into a busty woman in only 2 years which makes no sense considering the remaining cast. While you might be thinking Its Anime so logic doesnt apply this Anime wants audience to know that the setting is very similar to real life. It reflects even in the characters from design to dialogue they dont feel like the usual Anime fluff but as mature characters from a mature show. It really breaks the immersion the Anime built up so far which makes it very unnecessary. The Ending : See this is the case which proves that the ending can make/break an Anime or show. Even if the show had a great beginning and middle if it doesnt land the ending it can make it a very mediocre one. Thats exactly case here. The Ending tries to make you feel something but it comes of the otherway i.e mediocre. What shouldve been good closure after everything the characters went through ends up like a train wreck that makes you feel everything is just.... pointless. I just couldnt care about it anymore. Summary Phantom Requiem of the Phantom is a mature Anime noir with hitcrime/assassination with good character development only for it to destroy that with its very bad ending. What couldve been a 8 or a 9/10 ends up being 5 or 6/10. Itll disappoint you as much as you enjoy it.