I was expecting much more from this show but it seems to have stalled recently, with little or no development. What little story progress there is seems to have made the AkiyukiXNakiami pairing impossible... I hate Haru, so needless to say, I am very disappointed.
Peace.
And we will see some ass kicking next episode. Its about time for this kind of development because nothing happened in the last two episode.
Thanks shinta|hikari for the sig.
Having to catch up on 5 episodes at once must have eased out the slowness. Perhaps it's the mask, the slightly longer and unkempt hair, or just his expression, but Akiyuki now looks a lot more like Raigo.
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Whoa, ep 20 and 21 released together or something?
Nah, I think we've just been slack on posting new releases. It happens when Mavrik takes on all the jobs, then takes a holiday.
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I think that lack of plot development took flight with these two episodes. This is seriously so much better than Eureka Seven. There are just wonderful characters abound.
I don't think I quite understand, though, where Haru and Akiyuki are trying to go. What is the quickening chamber? And who is the kid the old man is treating like a priest?
"They call it 'The American Dream' because you have to be asleep to believe it" - George Carlin
I really don't think this can top Eureka Seven. Not without a second season explaining half of the crap they left open ended.
1. The quickening chamberI don't think I quite understand, though, where Haru and Akiyuki are trying to go. What is the quickening chamber? And who is the kid the old man is treating like a priest?
2. The place were Xam'd's go
3. A saint of some sorts?
There are plenty of question that have been left hanging in the air. Why are they fighting this war? Who are these mail messengers with high grade weaponry? Why does everyone refer to Akiyuki as belonging to Haru? What's her part in this? Why didn't Midori's father simply forbid her from going? What's that bottle that Akiyuki's father was working on? Who's that old lady from the very beginning? Why are they trying to make Xam'ds?
At first I thought this was a brilliant type of storytelling -- have the story play itself out. The details regarding the war, religions, and the character's would be hidden in the episodes. It wanted to be a risky type of narrative that rewarded us for paying attention. Somewhere along the way, they screwed up. There are too many open ends. Too many things that are left unsaid and not spelled out for the audience.
EP22 is out:
[GGR] Xam'd: Lost Memories - Episode 22 (720p HD)
Cheers,
That was best boss fight episode EVER. Finally a final where we don't have hero killing bunch of cannon fodder and conversation between Akiyuki and Emperor weren't cheesy for me. This series raised a bar for me on how should proper plot be like.
"Life is hilariously cruel" by Bender
Meh, the presentation was great, but I personally don't like how the plot went. Still, a great episode with the fights and plot lines being tied together. I wonder how everything will end though...
Nakiami is so hot with her hair down.
Peace.
Oh yeah.Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
Well it's been good and all, though for the last 24 episodes it felt like everything was simply happening. This last ep at least held it together from being 26 episodes of WTF.
So basically...the quickening chamber is the birth place of the the Northern Emperors. The Tessik were the midwifes. On day Sunova helped deliver a dead baby, so all of Tessik were exiled. Meanwhile, the baby was revived with a Hiruko, and lead a life of lost self identify. Sunova seeked to end this by creating Xam'd left and right so one would defeat it.
They still haven't explained everything, and I doubt they will. The above scenario seems decent enough, though not entirely a thrilling plot.
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I loved how they took the one-thousand-year wait so lightly. What's the lifespan of these people? I guess that's just their saying of "who knows, wait 1000 years."
The whole Yango's whole character and setting reminded me so much of Yang Guo (楊過) every time I saw him interact with Nakiami. With that final scene of him lovesick and waiting for her return, I'm certain they based his whole character design was based on him.
Bones/Aniplex/Sony have kept the animation top notch from start to finish, and I think that in itself deserves credit. As for the plot, they didn't go the way of explaining/exploring every detail before the finale. I found that had both good and bad points.
Good points was that the overall story just flowed. There wasn't any real slowing down for character development's sake (except Akiyuki, but we're looking over his shoulder half the time, so that's part of his story).
Bad point is that some may find it hard to feel "complete" knowing there are things that aren't explained, or not finished up.
In other words, loose ends.
I found that both that and the erratic releases hurt Xam'd a bit. You never really knew where this show was heading, which also killed inter-episodic tension.
I like it though. Funny that despite loading the show with content, I'd still call this a "light" anime.
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It's still not as epic as Sousei no Aquarion's 12,000 years.
Finally got to see the final 7 episodes.
Dunno... they seemed a mess to me, despite the great fights and everything. As Bill said... there are too many loose ends. I never got to like Haru and Akiyuki was annoying without Nakiami.
Nakiami looks freaking hot with her hair down. Her character is was got me into seeing this until the end. I was sad to see her sealing herself, sacrificing herself for the world. I kinda wanted her to remain with that boy she picked up, Yango.
Good series overall.
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