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Aug 21, 2008 12:39 AM
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I liked it, Haru & Furuichi are getting a sink-or-swim training session....
I'd hate to be in Akiyuki's shoes, Nakiami's reaction after the Humanform fight wasn't exactly warm.
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Aug 21, 2008 1:02 AM
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another awesome episode... i loved how Akushiba pushed Akiyuki off the ship to follow Nakiami =)... also that scientist is freaking crazy... he should be killed dammit... overall wonderful episode.. can't wait for more
Aug 21, 2008 7:21 AM
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Nice episode, some action now.
Seems Akiyuki has alot to learn about Nakiami..


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Aug 21, 2008 8:09 AM
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I kinda wish Nakiami was slapped around a bit more by that human-form. Akiyuki had to react to a life threatening situation quickly and he did so without hesitation to protect himself and a friend. If she wants him to understand her ideology and her relationship with human-forms then she needs to stop leaving him in the dark on these important issues.

Anyway next episode promises to be exciting with the way they left that Xam'd rampaging at the end of this one.



Aug 21, 2008 5:24 PM
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Gah, they just had to end it like that :(.
Aug 21, 2008 5:58 PM
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Lol, at Akushiba pushing him out of the plane. That scientist is an asshole. Nakiami should cut Akiyuki some slack......

Damn that ending, I want more!
Aug 22, 2008 12:03 AM
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wow, great episode.
loved to see akiyuki being able to somehow control his arm, heh.
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Aug 22, 2008 2:26 AM
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8GaugeBrett said:
I kinda wish Nakiami was slapped around a bit more by that human-form. Akiyuki had to react to a life threatening situation quickly and he did so without hesitation to protect himself and a friend. If she wants him to understand her ideology and her relationship with human-forms then she needs to stop leaving him in the dark on these important issues.

Anyway next episode promises to be exciting with the way they left that Xam'd rampaging at the end of this one.


He cant be told what to do. He has to follow his own feelings and Xam'd must agree with the same feelings or else he loses himself to Xam'd completely. he's essentially living Xam'd's life and must choose the path thats best suited for both him and Xam'd. Thats basically what the old women was trying to say at the beginning "What does Xam'd want to do?". Akiyuki and Xam'd are one and must maintain a certain equilibrium between each other. If someone tells him what to do, it could be the deciding factor weather Akiyuki stays the way he is or turns into Xam'd completely and loses control.

At least thats what I've gathered from watching so far.
Aug 22, 2008 8:12 AM
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DeathfireD said:
8GaugeBrett said:
I kinda wish Nakiami was slapped around a bit more by that human-form. Akiyuki had to react to a life threatening situation quickly and he did so without hesitation to protect himself and a friend. If she wants him to understand her ideology and her relationship with human-forms then she needs to stop leaving him in the dark on these important issues.

Anyway next episode promises to be exciting with the way they left that Xam'd rampaging at the end of this one.


He cant be told what to do. He has to follow his own feelings and Xam'd must agree with the same feelings or else he loses himself to Xam'd completely. he's essentially living Xam'd's life and must choose the path thats best suited for both him and Xam'd. Thats basically what the old women was trying to say at the beginning "What does Xam'd want to do?". Akiyuki and Xam'd are one and must maintain a certain equilibrium between each other. If someone tells him what to do, it could be the deciding factor weather Akiyuki stays the way he is or turns into Xam'd completely and loses control.

At least thats what I've gathered from watching so far.


Um... when did I say anything about her telling him what he should or shouldn't do? Oh wait that's right, I didn't. I just said that she should explain her ideology to him so he at least understands why she gets pissed at him for doing the things he does sometimes. How does explaining her point of view equate to telling him what to do? He is a big boy he can make his own decisions.



Aug 22, 2008 1:52 PM

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Awesome episode, I'm loving this series. Akushiba pushing Akiyuki off the ship was great, as well as Akiyuki kiling that Humanform, and next episode is bound to be good with that ending.




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8GaugeBrett said:
DeathfireD said:
8GaugeBrett said:
I kinda wish Nakiami was slapped around a bit more by that human-form. Akiyuki had to react to a life threatening situation quickly and he did so without hesitation to protect himself and a friend. If she wants him to understand her ideology and her relationship with human-forms then she needs to stop leaving him in the dark on these important issues.

Anyway next episode promises to be exciting with the way they left that Xam'd rampaging at the end of this one.


He cant be told what to do. He has to follow his own feelings and Xam'd must agree with the same feelings or else he loses himself to Xam'd completely. he's essentially living Xam'd's life and must choose the path thats best suited for both him and Xam'd. Thats basically what the old women was trying to say at the beginning "What does Xam'd want to do?". Akiyuki and Xam'd are one and must maintain a certain equilibrium between each other. If someone tells him what to do, it could be the deciding factor weather Akiyuki stays the way he is or turns into Xam'd completely and loses control.

At least thats what I've gathered from watching so far.


Um... when did I say anything about her telling him what he should or shouldn't do? Oh wait that's right, I didn't. I just said that she should explain her ideology to him so he at least understands why she gets pissed at him for doing the things he does sometimes. How does explaining her point of view equate to telling him what to do? He is a big boy he can make his own decisions.


Calm down. Explaining herself could influence his choice, so it would be like telling him what to do. I wasn't pissing on your post so get the stick out of your ass.
Aug 23, 2008 10:09 AM

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This anime is so great!! awesome episode
next one Haru & Furuichi fighting that xam'd thing
Aug 23, 2008 3:49 PM
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What a great episode, I couldn't ask for more. I was waiting for Akiyuki to just jump out after Nakiami left on her own but Akushiba pushing him was funnier. Can't wait for the next episode.

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Aug 25, 2008 7:44 AM

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great episode ^^

i hope the next episode is'nt far away xD

i want to know, how it goes on :)
Aug 26, 2008 3:58 AM

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Very good episode. Knew Akiyuki would be pushed out, but it was still funny when he did XD

Haru and crew taking on a Xam'd. Will they be able to pull it off?
Sep 7, 2008 7:42 PM

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great episode.

akushiba was awesome when pushing akiyuki off the ship like that.... also, lol @ fabulous' "you have been disconnected from PSN" thingy in the top right xD

other than that, pretty and awesome episode, akiyuki finally used his xam'd in a way that he was actually controlling it, and we got to see haru again ;D
Sep 21, 2008 3:35 AM

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He's a murderer.:O
He should have just listened to her. She would have made it out alright.

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Oct 30, 2008 1:41 PM

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Nice episodeeee.
Nov 10, 2008 11:49 AM
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great ending. so glad i finally get to watch the rest of this series.
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Dec 27, 2008 3:53 PM

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Wow so Haru joins the army, and the girl with Akiyuki is raising that cute little pet thing again O_O, but the ending was great cliff hanger xD
Jan 8, 2009 11:19 AM

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I just picked this anime up again, and I have to admit, I love this show. I still don't really understand these humanforms and those weird red stones (hope, it will be better explained)
Nov 3, 2009 9:53 AM

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I'm still a little confused but damn, great episode :D

And since when does akiyuki control Zam'd so well ? And didn't haru and her friend get in the army a little too easily ? Whatever. Anyway, this was awesome C: And the baby hands and bubble on the experiment was so weird.
Jul 18, 2010 12:44 AM

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Now I'm clearly remembering why I never finished Eureka Seven
Mary Sueeees annoy the shit outta me.
Nov 28, 2010 6:46 PM

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I'm liking Haru's side of the story wayyyyy more than what's happening on the air ship with Akiyuki.
Jul 17, 2011 8:57 PM

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It's like they are entering the Matrix.
Sep 10, 2011 6:09 PM

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They are in deep shit
Dec 27, 2011 1:01 PM

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.... also, lol @ fabulous' "you have been disconnected from PSN" thingy in the top right xD

Lol, I got that too.

Other than that, nice episode.
Apr 9, 2013 5:42 AM

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Great the letter was delivered successful! But damn that ending sure was amazing, I wonder how they'll defeat that thing!
Feb 23, 2014 3:29 AM

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Was that a baby Xamd? O_o

So Haru's going to be in the army and Akiyuki's most likely going to be on the other side. Hmm I smell tragedy.
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This is certainly heading into clicheville. So Haru and the friend will become super awesome pilots worthy of great recognition and at some point will become Akiyuki's unknowing enemy. Perhaps one of them becomes Xam too. Friend perhaps with a jealous vengeance.. Assuming a lot, but it certainly is going in a cliche direction. I hoped Haru would just be kept on the side, but noooo..
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Man, fuck that old scientist. He is always doing some shit. I hope he dies. Also, Haru vs Akiyuki eventually? I don't like where this is going tbh. And it looks like Furuichi likes Haru and is jealous of Akiyuki, so he may decide to fight and kill Akiyuki since he is a Xam'd. That is the feeling I am getting.
Jan 11, 2022 9:49 PM

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This episode wasn't very good.
Nakiyami doesn't explain anything about humanoids to Akiyuki and blames him for killing it.
Akishiba just pushed Akiyuki. It is funny but makes no sense when I think about it. He could have easily missed the plane.
That research facility was so incompetent -
"Sir, the xam'd has breached 2nd door"
"Okay then close the third door" Like what were you doing until now?
And of course the only two robots left intact were those of Haru and Furuichi's.
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This anime is pretty predictable so far. We got a love triangle where the MC is on one side and his love interest/best friend is on the other. Either the best friend will die or make his peace with the MC. On top of that Akiyuki will have to choose between Nakiyami or Haru. 

FWIW, Star Driver and Captain Earth frequently confused and surprised me, even when they went through predictable story arcs. The only surprise here is just how this anime's mad scientist is committing to the bit.

I do wish characters would communicate with words to figure out issues faster, but I guess it wouldn't be anime with unnecessary misunderstandings. I'm betting Akiyuki saved the world this episode, since Nakayami will some important role related to that, so Akiyuki was correct to save her life. But all Akiyuki is gonna get for right now is the Jabberjaw treatment.

Shouldn't this lab be run more professionally? That guy said close all three blast doors to be safe. Why didn't they listen to him? The Humanform could have still blasted it's way to the surface without these soldiers and scientist looking incompetent. Unless that is actually what the anime writers for this story want us to think about them. If that is indeed the case, they definitely succeeded.
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Haru and glasses boy, after witnessing a girl they knew transformed into a feral humanform, cleverly decide to join a valueless military that experiments with said humanforms — the obvious implication being that these "testing sessions" they partook in will eventually lead to either of them being made into feral humanforms themselves. Can't give Akiyuki's friends any props for caution or intuition, I guess.



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