To begin, let’s look at the purpose of ampersands. I would like get into characters/Oedipus parallels in more depth here, yet that is for another analysis post (which will be posted at another time).įirst and foremost, what is the deal with highlighting “&” instead of a letter, and having double ampersands towards the beginning? It is one thing if we occasionally have an ampersand, but I believe there was some sort of thought process when choosing what the titles of the episodes will be. Nine and Twelve reference themselves as the Sphinx, and essentially call out Shimazaki as Oedipus. We know starting out from even the very first episode that the story of Oedipus is an underlying reference it even can be considered a theme that is crucial to the plot. Nothing is for certain unless otherwise stated by the creators. Once again I do not know if there really is any meaning to the title cards, nor do I know if this is the right mindset to approach analyzing them even if there is meaning. However after watching the episodes thus far and noticing the enormous amount of symbolism and alliterations, something in the back of my mind is telling me otherwise. Granted, it is very plausible that there is in fact no meaning to the title cards, that it was simply because it made the title cards look cool and give it an “edgy” look.

It wasn’t until the release of the sixth episode that I became suspicious, and the release of the seventh episode title that I began to consider that the title cards had a purpose as well. Nothing is for certain unless otherwise stated by the creator, but here is my crack at analyzing the title cards.įour episodes in, I assumed that the title cards were simply catchy titles that highlighted the A’s and &’s (as & stands for ‘and’, and therefore another way of highlighting the ‘A’). However after watching the episodes thus far and noticing the enormous amount of symbolism and alliterations, something in the back of my mind is telling me otherwise.ĭisclaimer: This is all speculation. Zankyou no Terror: Decoding The Title Cards įour episodes in, I assumed that the title cards were simply catchy titles that highlighted the A’s and &’s (as & stands for ‘and’, and therefore another way of highlighting the ‘A’).

Zankyou no terror episode 1 discussion