Eiko hiding under a hood and a Terminator showing its face through steam in Terminator Zero
Ever since James Cameron launched the Terminator franchise in 1984, it has been on a steady decline in quality as it fails to justify why further follow-ups should be made to his critically acclaimed 1991 sequel, Judgment Day.
The basic crux of the show still plays true to the familiar structure of prior Terminator movies, showcasing a resistance fighter from the future being sent to the past in the hopes of protecting humanity from the titular cyborg assassin. The anime quickly veers off into original territory from here, though, with one of the more compelling story arcs being that of Malcolm's creation of the new AI, Kokoro, and his race to perfect it before Skynet can become active.
Where the 3D animation excels is through Kokoro, already a unique depiction of an AI system because it's split into three beings that present themselves as spirits to Malcolm in the room he's developing it. The animation is appropriately flowy as Kokoro floats through the room in its conversation with Malcolm, and though it presents itself with human-like characteristics, Production I.G.
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