Xam'D: Lost Memories

[Idealistic]

Has anyone heard of this? It's an anime made by BONES and was announced at E3 and it is exclusively on PSN only. Episode 1 came out yesterday I believe. Downloading it, probably watch it tomorrow.

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/40...mories-Trailer

Just wondering if anyone has watched it yet. I tihnk there are torrents out for it too... But I'm not sure if they do justice.

[animus]

Seems like another decent step into the direction of digitizing everything.

[Assassin]

whats it about?

[BioAlien]

Xam’d: Lost Memories, an original animation from Bones Studios, creators of “Full Metal Alchemist” and “Eureka Seven” will begin its exclusive broadcast presented by PLAYSTATION Network It will be the first original program available on the PLAYSTATON Network’s video delivery service for PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) and PlayStation Portable (PSP).

Akiyuki, the main character of the animated series, lives on Sentan Island, a land that has preserved its status as a free and peaceful island in a world consumed by fighting between the Northern and Southern Governments. All of this changes when Akiyuki boards a bus along with a mysterious white-haired girl who transforms his arm with the lost memories and power of Xam’d.

As Xam’d, Akiyuki goes on a rampage and is saved when a foreign girl with red hair named "Nakiami calms him down, taking him back to her postal vessel. Akiyuki now must gain control of his powers and use them against the Northern Government’s latest weapons, known as “Humanforms”. Travelling the world on a postal vessel, Akiyuki hopes to return home one day, but until then he befriends other passengers on the boat.

So other than PSN, you can't get it?

...I don't see the point of making this a PSN exclusive... Peoples will just rip it and put it for download on bittorrent. (Which has already been done with the first episode.)

[Idealistic]

So other than PSN, you can't get it?

Don't think so... Unless after it's all released on PSN, they release it on TV or something. There are torrents though, but I'm not sure if they are just somebody recording their TV with a camera or not...

The file on PSN is 1500 mb.

[BioAlien]

I downloaded the torrent.. Video/Audio Quality is bad, but at least, it's not a Dub like I thought it would be. It's Japanese with English subtitle.

Just watched the first episode.

... That was... entertaining? I didn't understand much... but it wasn't bad.
Looking forward to the next episode to actually understand what the hell I just watched.

And hopefully someone will be able to rip this better than the current one... the sound started to get behind the animation after a while. (Or I was just unlucky and downloaded a bad one... I don't know)

[Idealistic]

Man.... The animation is really nice.

As for the show itself.... It starts off a bit slow like every show usually does, but at the end it got interesting. It actually reminds me a lot of Guyver. Can't wait for next ep.

[Buffalobiian]

So it's free through PSN? I might check this out, but a 1500MB ep is daunting.

[XanBcoo]

Did a double take at the thread title because I honestly thought it was a horrible misspelling of my username.

Don't mean to derail, I just found that funny.

[BioAlien]

So it's free through PSN? I might check this out, but a 1500MB ep is daunting.

Better just download the mp4 available on bittorrent then, it's less than 300MB.

(Plus, downloading 1.5GB would take a long time no? At least, if you don't have a good connexion..)

[NeoBear]

even with a good conection thats still pretty serious 1.5 gig for 1 episode crist i can do like 1 meg down but still ffs

[Idealistic]

So it's free through PSN? I might check this out, but a 1500MB ep is daunting.

I wish it was... It's $3.99 for HD version, $2.99 for SD version. Also, it's only up for rental meaning once you buy it and download it, after your first playback, you'll have to rent it again after 24 hours.

It took like 30-40 minutes for me to download the whole file.

[animus]

I watched the shitty torrent up on tokyotosho. The audio was out of sync and the video/audio quality in general was pretty bad.

But I did enjoy this first episode. I have to say that I wasn't bored at all during this episode. A Bones animation no less.

[Shinji Ikari]

Someone has got to fix an HD-version with good audio sync, because the first ep was totally awesome, and the end of the first ep leaves you wanting sooo much more.

[Munsu]

This version should be in good audio sync:
http://tracker.anirena.com/download.php?id=10180

If someone tries it out, let us know if true.

[Shinji Ikari]

This version should be in good audio sync:
http://tracker.anirena.com/download.php?id=10180

If someone tries it out, let us know if true.

It works nicely, thanks a bunch. Lovely, just wish the HD-quality would reach us who doesn't have the opportunity to DL it from the PSN. I'd be happy to pay for it.

[shinta|hikari]

Superb first episode. It felt almost like an OAV in terms of animation quality. Very intriguing introduction with the mystery and questions raised.

EDIT: Crap, this starts September... I knew I should not have watched the first episode. That just made the wait much longer. Still, it is something to look forward to when CGR2 ends.

[Buffalobiian]

It works nicely, thanks a bunch. Lovely, just wish the HD-quality would reach us who doesn't have the opportunity to DL it from the PSN. I'd be happy to pay for it.

So I'll take it you didn't get weird colours when you tried Munsu's link? Other than that, it was an interesting episode. September you(shinta) say..well September is a month to be anticipated then.

[David75]

Impossible to find the 1.5Gb version... humm
It may seem dumb to search for it, but when you have a quick and permanent connection and lots of storage space, it's ok for a try
Plus I like quality, Gb price droped quit a lot this year...

If any of you finds the huge one, thanks for droping the link

[Lucifus]

Certainly keeping with this one. First episode was a nice hook. Long wait, but like Shinta said, something to look forward to.