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Dec 31, 2008 10:34 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Fuck yes parents taking charge! I'm happy for Ryuzo and Fusa!

I feel terrible for Midori's dad. I really hope it's not too late to save her. He was quite the badass, though.

When Azuna made Tojiro cry...I thought he was going to switch sides or something...but instead, he killed him. That...kind of angered me. :/ I really want to like him...but I can't. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel about him.

noteDhero in the ep 20 thread said:
The general or whatever is a pretty horrible character. He says things that would make you think that he is looking for redemption in one scene, and then turn around and be a heartless bastard in the next.
Zing!

Maybe the white haired people can't die from flesh wounds or something, that would be nice.

Hopefully next ep will have more Akiyuki team and Nakiami team! They need to reunite ASAP.
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Dec 31, 2008 11:20 PM
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windy said:
Hopefully next ep will have more Akiyuki team and Nakiami team! They need to reunite ASAP.


That's got to be where we're heading. I just can't tell if it's not going to be a the climax of the last epi - Hope not
Jan 1, 2009 10:06 AM
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Fuck yes parents taking charge! I'm happy for Ryuzo and Fusa!

I feel terrible for Midori's dad. I really hope it's not too late to save her. He was quite the badass, though.

When Azuna made Tojiro cry...I thought he was going to switch sides or something...but instead, he killed him. That...kind of angered me. :/ I really want to like him...but I can't. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel about him.
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Other than that, Xam'd sure is building up for some finish, though we still have so many things that need answering.
Jan 1, 2009 10:11 AM
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Fuck yes parents taking charge! I'm happy for Ryuzo and Fusa!


Amen.


I didn't expect Tojiro to kill him, that was surprising. Still hope Midori can be saved.

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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Fuck yes parents taking charge! I'm happy for Ryuzo and Fusa!

I feel terrible for Midori's dad. I really hope it's not too late to save her. He was quite the badass, though.

When Azuna made Tojiro cry...I thought he was going to switch sides or something...but instead, he killed him. That...kind of angered me. :/ I really want to like him...but I can't. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel about him.

noteDhero in the ep 20 thread said:
The general or whatever is a pretty horrible character. He says things that would make you think that he is looking for redemption in one scene, and then turn around and be a heartless bastard in the next.
Zing!

Maybe the white haired people can't die from flesh wounds or something, that would be nice.

Hopefully next ep will have more Akiyuki team and Nakiami team! They need to reunite ASAP.


I still don't know how to feel about this guy. I just don't get what he's thinking, or what he's after, and not in a good way. What's he here for? At least we know Blonde Assistant, is just in love with him (which I suppose I should have figured out), but still, it's getting towards the end, and I need answers.
Jan 1, 2009 3:29 PM
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The ending scene was so cliche, but I loved it, SMOOOOOCH. Haha
Jan 1, 2009 8:32 PM
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Great episode! Azuna talked to Tojiro telepathically, isn't that only supposed to work with Xams or special humans like Nakiami and Haru? Back in like the first episode Nakiami asked Haru if she could hear the Xam so this leads me to believe only a select few can do this. Tojiro might actually unknowingly be a Xam/Human form and we wont find out till the end. Akiyuki's dad might already know since he was the one to "save him" in the past.
Jan 2, 2009 12:40 AM
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Awesome episode, aww no Kakisu moment close enough though, so the Hiruko emperor is an embodiment of sadness? Appears every thousand years ... wow what are the odds xD, next episode will probably be just as awesome =D
Jan 2, 2009 3:27 AM
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umm still on progress on the actual storyline itself i'm guessing this season is just like stepping stones for the next season. I hope we get some more akiyuki and haru airtime next time :)
Jan 2, 2009 7:34 AM
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This episode is a good example of the reason why i like Bounen no Xamdou.
Jan 2, 2009 11:43 AM
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this ep didnt answer awhole lot, but it was a great ep. looks like we should start getting answers in the next ep
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They really need to clear things up quickly, only 5 episodes left. Maybe I missed something, but what is the Quickening chamber, and they're trying to turn Midori into a Xam'd?
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Holy shit, the parents were doing some awesome stuff this episode Fusa (the mom) is pretty spunky. Kiss at the end was amazing.

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Great episode! Azuna talked to Tojiro telepathically, isn't that only supposed to work with Xams or special humans like Nakiami and Haru? Back in like the first episode Nakiami asked Haru if she could hear the Xam so this leads me to believe only a select few can do this. Tojiro might actually unknowingly be a Xam/Human form and we wont find out till the end. Akiyuki's dad might already know since he was the one to "save him" in the past.


I was thinking this too. Tojiro might have been the cause for his mom's wheelchair issue when (if?) he went berserk while Xam'd too.
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Holy shit, the parents were doing some awesome stuff this episode Fusa (the mom) is pretty spunky. Kiss at the end was amazing.

DeathfireD said:
Great episode! Azuna talked to Tojiro telepathically, isn't that only supposed to work with Xams or special humans like Nakiami and Haru? Back in like the first episode Nakiami asked Haru if she could hear the Xam so this leads me to believe only a select few can do this. Tojiro might actually unknowingly be a Xam/Human form and we wont find out till the end. Akiyuki's dad might already know since he was the one to "save him" in the past.


I was thinking this too. Tojiro might have been the cause for his mom's wheelchair issue when (if?) he went berserk while Xam'd too.


So do I, I think Tojiro's mom saw his son in Akiyuki with mask, furthermore some people thought Akiyuji was her son though .
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The ending scene was so cliche, but I loved it, SMOOOOOCH. Haha
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umm still on progress on the actual storyline itself i'm guessing this season is just like stepping stones for the next season. I hope we get some more akiyuki and haru airtime next time :)
yupyup. i'm still confused on the actual storyline...
great episode, nonetheless!
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Jan 6, 2009 4:37 PM

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Fuza reminds me of Haru. I don't know why but there is something about this show that I don't particularly like either it's lack of background info or just too much buildup. The show seems like it's building up to a midseason finale(I know no second season) it's just there is no background info and there are so many different plot threads that they could easily make this a 50 episode series, as I think they are trying to make this a war epic and they are cramming too much into it.

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Jan 7, 2009 5:37 AM

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wow what a brilliant episode, great to actually see the parents getting into the action finally. Wasen't expected the guy to get killed though. 5 episodes left and i know they won't dissapoint.
Jan 11, 2009 4:11 PM

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Very nice episode. Especially the end was beautiful. :D
Jan 12, 2009 3:51 AM

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Just as that blonde assistant said, "Does a woman need a reason to fall in love with a man"(or something like that, to lazy to find actual quote). Just as Fusa chased for Ryuzo, Haru chased Akiyuki. It's nice to see some romance in this anime. But I don't like that general. How did a woman fall in love with him.?
Jan 21, 2009 11:14 AM
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Fuck ya hot kiss.
Jan 21, 2009 3:04 PM
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Interesting episode but I wish the characters were less random and the script more consistant. This time around, that was the second part of the episode that was boring and slow...

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Jan 26, 2009 10:15 PM
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It was an ok Ep
Jan 30, 2009 11:45 PM

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Oh man, awesome ending.
Feb 8, 2009 11:28 PM

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man i was scared at the end, because they could suddenly kill one of them off><


Feb 12, 2009 8:58 PM

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Roar, parents come to save the day.
Feb 17, 2009 8:01 AM

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Happy Nakiami = love

(Highlight of the episode)
Mar 20, 2009 11:52 AM

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They're not explaining the conflict very well at all, in my opinion, and I'm getting tired of it. It honestly makes it hard to give a shit about whether so & so gets into the Sauron tower or not. Why is the South invading that thing, and why should I care? Hell, why are N and S fighting to begin with?

What the hell is the Pilgrimage? I know I know, it's supposed to be like the Elves leaving Middle Earth blah blah blah.... But why does the white-haired dude act like the timing of the Pilgrimage and the Quickening are almost coincidental ("I'm not sure how this will affect the Pilgrimage?" umm.. sorry what?)

If they start cramming too much random information into these final episodes, I'm going to be disappointed and kinda pissed. They wasted 13 episodes at the beginning of the show that could have been spent clarifying the war and the motivations.

It's almost like the writers didn't know what the show was going to be about until the end, but I know that's not the case. Bad pacing, man. I don't care how good the ending is, this won't be higher than 8 for me.
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the bridge scene almost made me cry......sweet.....=)
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windy said:
Fuck yes parents taking charge! I'm happy for Ryuzo and Fusa!


Amen.

I didn't expect Tojiro to kill him, that was surprising. Still hope Midori can be saved.


This.

I loved the scene on the bridge between Ryuzo and Fusa. Lovely.
Jun 3, 2009 1:22 PM

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Awesome ending. But the episode started off really boring. With only 5 more episodes left, I hope they'll have enough time to cover everything.
Nov 14, 2009 10:14 PM

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There is a tag "action" for this anime. But I don't see much action in it. This is a slow and quiet. It has handsome picture but nothing besides it. Maybe anime must be shorter and more dynamic? Then perhaps it didn't became so bouring to the end...
Nov 15, 2009 8:28 AM

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Oh my gosh. Azuna lying on the bed with a pool of blood around him was such a heartbreaking scene.
I don't know what to think about the commander. He's still a very interesting villain in the story though.

OH SHIT! that hot kiss was like one of the best ones in anime history XD and lol, not the typical bishounen and pretty girl, they were old geezers in their fourtys :D I didn't think it would be that good to see!
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great kissing scene in this made the end of the episode awesome :)


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They're not explaining the conflict very well at all, in my opinion, and I'm getting tired of it. It honestly makes it hard to give a shit about whether so & so gets into the Sauron tower or not. Why is the South invading that thing, and why should I care? Hell, why are N and S fighting to begin with?

What the hell is the Pilgrimage? I know I know, it's supposed to be like the Elves leaving Middle Earth blah blah blah.... But why does the white-haired dude act like the timing of the Pilgrimage and the Quickening are almost coincidental ("I'm not sure how this will affect the Pilgrimage?" umm.. sorry what?)

If they start cramming too much random information into these final episodes, I'm going to be disappointed and kinda pissed. They wasted 13 episodes at the beginning of the show that could have been spent clarifying the war and the motivations.

It's almost like the writers didn't know what the show was going to be about until the end, but I know that's not the case. Bad pacing, man. I don't care how good the ending is, this won't be higher than 8 for me.


I'm feeling the same way right now :/

And I did not like the ending.
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That was a pretty powerful/sweet episode if you ask me 5/
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I cried at the end. However cliche it was. My eyes were FILLED with tears. Probably because they kind of remind me of my parents.
Feb 8, 2011 4:39 PM

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Fusa is really cute :3
loved the episode
Sep 13, 2011 2:13 PM

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That fucking ending

I was waiting for those two to make up ever since the first episode
Dec 29, 2011 4:23 AM

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I liked this episode, but I really wanna see more Xamds fights, Hopefully from the next episode.
Feb 26, 2012 7:38 PM

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Finally the parents made up. Not that there was much keeping them apart.

Very good episode.
Jul 14, 2012 12:14 PM

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um go old people!

That asshole general needs to die seriously. Hope Akiyuki's father lives through this.
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Dat ending <3 great episode a bit slow but I'm feeling a buildup here! Lets see what the next episode has to offer!
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Can't help but feel glad to see Ryuzo and Fusa finally reunited *sniff*
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I love this show :))))
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I don't understand how Kakisu saw through Ryuzou's plan. As far as I know, Kakisu didn't even know Ryuzou was coming there. So what am I missing?
Looks like most of the cast is going to be reunited in the quickening chamber.
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An attempted kiss at the beginning of the episode and a successful kiss at the end. It was an interesting episode but not quite as great as the last couple.

Kakisu has always implied violence but we finally saw him let loose this episode. He is a pretty disgusting guy. I guess he doesn't get Sukkaki AND the guilt of what he's been doing has finally caught up to him.

Haru's dad fought so hard and Midori is still gonna die anyway. That's sad.

It's nice that Akiyuki's parents made up and we also learned HE was the one that divorced her. Which makes her behavior make so much more sense in retrospect. 

The english dub said the doctors those three were pretending to be were gynecologists there to treat the men. Is that supposed to be joke? It's not a funny one.
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Wonder if that last scene solved all the feuding couple angst. It probably did.



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I loved Azami, his scenes are so wild, hard to believe he and the other Jibashiri are siblings, he just feels like he's above them. Him telling the commander he isn't a bad person while narrating a scene of his past, so good

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