Terminator

As we know, Terminator movies have been declining over time but this series gave hope to its fans. The story is very creative and imaginative and the new characters are interesting. I think the best thing of the series is the the struggle of ideals because it always makes you question who the real hero is. The animation was very good although the cgi was a little questionable. The only part of the series I didn't like was the ending of the show because it was a little confusing and the main character is not so great; she's just ok.

In summary, this show was good but it could be have been better if it had twelve or even ten episodes.

I enjoyed this anime series. Fans of the Terminator lore will find a lot to appreciate here. I was hoping Eiko would be a more developed character as her intro was so awesome... but she unfortunately ended up being more one-note. I will say though, this series has one of the best explanations on time travel that I've ever heard from a sci-fi property. It does away with the whole premise of time travel in the mainstream Terminator franchise; where there is one timeline and going back to the past can change the events of the future. Instead, this series takes, I think, a more MCU approach in which every travel to the past creates a new timeline, one where the future is uncertain. I would be interested in a sequel.

The Terminator saga has seen many glories but also many defeats and in recent years we say that it did not go great, but the courage to bring a content anime is not everyone but in this case came out an excellent product. The anime tells a story quite original with some hints from past films with also some nice memorial quote, the soundtrack always gets in the head with some quotes, the action scenes are masterfully managed and above all (not a little thing) It does not bore, but let's go into more detail. As for the plot is very smooth despite often in TV series or anime there are episodes we say boring, in this case there are, Every episode has a twist that is small or big but each episode reveals something and it's what I think many TV series today lack. It's an original plot with some very nice references to previous films with the last 2 episodes that are from "out of your mind", continuous twists and turns and a not excessive violence but there is. As for the soundtrack is very nice and honestly sometimes even goosebumps especially in the final fight against the machine with those strong sounds and decided when the car sferrava the blow, really very well done soundtrack. It is a anime that does not bore and that manages to entertain all the time, there is only one thing I regret and that is the fact that (at least here in Italy) of this anime is not talked about, and it's a shame because it would really make the fans of a saga so happy that is not going well anyway. I highly recommend the view to fans of Terminator and anime.

I have been buzzing for this for 6 months, and I hoped it wouldn't be another case of having my hopes dashed. It wasn't. This was really really good. I watched it in one go, 4 hour binge, and at points I did wonder if I could watch it serialised. But that maybe says more about binge culture than it does the show. There were some good twists and turns, a tense atmosphere and well developed characters. Loved this, I want more already. There was more existential naval gazing than I'd usually put up with, butI enjoyed this more than I usually would. I enjoyed the Japanese setting, and the artwork felt rich to me.

For the hundredth time, we get a new entry in the Terminator series where a Terminator and a human go back in time to screw with the past.

It's kind of hard to understand what makes studios think it's such a good idea to rehash to the same plot elements over and over. The second movie was the only one that twisted the formula successfully, perhaps because you can only do it twice before it starts getting old. Terminator 3 is proof of that.

Despite its flaws, and it had quite a few, Terminator 3 freed the series from repeating the same plot line over and over again. It said, "Hey, guys, this whole 'change the past' thing isn't going to work. Time to try something different."

Early on in Zero, we're teased with scenes from the future. You're tempted to think that maybe this time it will be different and have its own plot, one that isn't a rehash of the first film. The characters look different, and nobody is talking about John Connor, Kyle Reese, etc. Maybe this Japanese entry, freed from the burdens of American movies, will be its own thing and not rehash T1 and T2.

The first few scenes are full of gore and action, but it quickly tuns into a situation where the perfect killing machine reverts into an incompetent dumbass when faced with a named character. I was willing to forgive this idiocy because the art was pretty good, but it just kept on repeating. This terminator is about as imposing and scary as my elderly cat. It can't shoot straight, it can't engage in hand-to-hand combat, and it can't outrun or outplan children.

Then, the terminator and a resistance fighter are sent to the past. Again? Really? But, as usual, there are a bunch of twists, much like Genisys, the fifth movie. I really don't think Genisys is a good template for your Terminator anime, but this follows quite a few of the same beats, including directly plagiarizing iconic scenes from T1 and T2 while putting a minor spin on them.

As if that weren't bad enough, Zero introduced some of the most annoying children ever seen in any Terminator entry. Forget about John Connor as a 10 year old, these kids are infinitely worse, and there's no reason for them to exist except that this is anime, and all anime needs to have annoying kids.

Like Genisys, there are a bunch of plot twists at the end. Surprisingly, Zero kind of pulls them off, even if the twists are obvious. It's a nice blend of worldbuilding and halfway intelligent dialogue that was constantly missing from previous episodes. Once you get past all the filler, boring soliloquies and monologues, the children arguing, and their nanny chasing after them, you get some reasonably good episodes.

I sat through it all, so you can, too. The art is pretty good, but the plot and English dialogue are both disappointing until later. It's also full of filler involving annoying children, and the Terminator is a dumbass easily outsmarted by children, and he can't shoot straight. If you can sit through all that, though, you'll be rewarded with a couple episodes that almost make it worthwhile and add a bit of interesting lore to the Terminator franchise.