Action Recommendation No. 17

Zetsuen no Tempest

Genre: Action, Romance, Drama, Supernatural

Episodes: 24 episodes

Manga: 10 volumes, status completed

Opening song: Spirit Inspiration by Nothing's Carved in Stone, Daisuki na no ni by Kylee

Ending song: happy endings by Kana Hanazawa, Boku-tachi no Uta by Tomohisa Sakō.

Summary:

The story revolves around Mahiro Fuwa, a teenager whose sister was mysteriously murdered one year before, and his friend Yoshino Takigawa. Mahiro is contacted by Hakaze Kusaribe, the leader of the Kusaribe clan who was left stranded on an unknown deserted island by her followers, and agrees to help Hakaze in exchange for her help to find out the culprit for the death of his family. Upon learning of his friend's intentions, Yoshino joins him on his quest to stand against the Kusaribe clan who intends to awaken the "Tree of Exodus" whose power can bring ruin to the entire world.

Several dialogues and plot elements in Zetsuen no Tempest pay homage to two works of William Shakespeare, Hamletand The Tempest, which are two stories about retribution, albeit with completely opposing outcomes. During the confrontation between Samon and Mahiro amidst the revival of the Tree of Exodus, Yoshino recalled a flashback in which his girlfriend quoted from Hamlet. He replied that it was too unlucky to quote from, and she replied that the situation between him and Mahiro was similar to The Tempest. This realization allowed him to challenge Samon and turn the tides in his favor.

Own opinion:

In second half of this show I was frustrated. And I don’t know why, maybe because of the twist? And maybe also because of the fast-paced ending. For me the ending was too rushed, I don’t know if some of you who watched this show also felt that way. Based on my opinion this anime is in my top 20, it was a really good anime because of its mysterious and exciting plot. If you haven’t watch this yet make sure too prepare for the excitement and the ships sailing. (I have many pairs that I ship in this anime. Yaoi or not, its too many to mention)

Rank:  5 over 5 stars