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| Nakiami's going to be alone when she wakes up :( It was nice to see Akiyuki come back and reunite with Haru though it was like a "wait what?" moment. Okay so Sannova and the Hiruken emperor's sealed. Does that mean there are no more Xamds? Why did the Hiruken emperor exist in the first place? Yeah Sannova said he was a stillborn implanted with hiroko but for what reason? The story was confusing but it was still a good watch. |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| It tried to be deep but it was just boring and the characters i just can't relate to them. And very confusing. |
| Intriguing story, nice characters, liked it a lot but the end is soo much make believe, cliché and half-heartedly done. What a shame. Awful end to an otherwise great anime. |
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| This anime reminds me of Rahxephon, but this is definitely better though. |
AnimusNathan said: I tried to like Xam'd. I really did. There was SO much god-damn potential. So much. But this ending was the final nail in the coffin and I can no longer keep up the act. This series is really REALLY fucking bad. REALLY FUCKING BAD. About 50% of it makes sense, the chamber, the emperor, the hiruken etc. then there is the other 50% that makes no fucking sense at all. Everything was just pulled out of fucking nowhere. And why are we supposed to give a fuck about a bunch of characters that served no purpose and weren't really that interesting. Why the fuck did we take half the episode to focus on a bunch of ship members that served NO PURPOSE?! WHY?! TELL ME WHY! WHYYYYYY!!! And then a bunch of other characters get 2-3 minutes of epilogue even though the also served no purpse. Honestly, who really gave a fuck about Midori or that captain guy whose name I'm sure none of you can remember and his girlfriend pulled out of fucking nowhere. Or Midori's dad. and how in the fuck is that butch postal service captain still alive? huh? She got fucking exploded. If stone and metal couldn't withstand it, how in the father of fucking god did she? And what was with Akiyuki? He's a statue then he's not? There was no logical explanation for that crap. Don't even try it. This was a massacre of epic proportions. I can only imagine how ashamed the BONES staff are to have spent so much money on this giant pile of garbage. This was certainly a very ranty post, but honestly I agree with a lot of it. The series raised a lot of questions and didn't answer anything. The mechanisms of a Hiruko, why everyone was in the Quickening Chamber sacrificing themselves, why the emperor helped Akiyuki find his name and then tried to kill him, why those white haired children were exploding people to make Xam'd, why eating the solidified blood of children makes you a Xam'd (or whatever that weird black sphere was made from), why giving your name to someone causes you to lose your identity and become a weird masked thing, what it even means to be a weird masked thing, why why why. OK, so they probably gave a reason for some of those near the end, but I was too busy trying to make sense of the previous stuff that was glossed over to pay attention to all this new information that was being thrown at us near the end. I found myself not wanting to finish this show because none of it made any sense. If they explained this stuff, I must have been dead or asleep, because I had no idea what was going on by the end of this thing. It felt like a giant deus ex machina dreamt up by a teenager who watched Bleach one weekend and decided they could do better. It's either a case of the creators dreaming too big and doing everything just adequately, or the whole thing is a giant metaphor for identity and self purpose and the actual plot mechanisms are a giant deus ex machina to serve that purpose (which is ultimately harmful to the metaphors, since it just seems contrived). Either way, I consider this the polar opposite of Death Note in that no plot mechanics were locked down, so it felt like the plot could go literally anywhere. Because of that, as it developed, I felt no connection to what the characters were going through. There was no sort of logical connection between scenes. Anyway, maybe I just didn't get it. But it should be the job of a great series to prove to me that it makes sense and has worthy metaphors, and I feel like it failed at both. The beginning had potential, and then it went who knows where. 6/10 |
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| Initially I thought it was about a boy who is going to be Badass and use the power to save humanity. However at the start it was going good and later on it just got confusing to the point I wasn't even sure which was the good or bad side. I rate it a 5/10. Characters were bland and the whole story just to make it into a romance didn't seem to fit together. There can be alternative plots to make it a more happier ending/romance |
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| Didn't like the ending. I wanted Akiyuki to live 5/10 |
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Cnon said: Didn't like the ending. I wanted Akiyuki to live 5/10 Well, good thing he does then! Make sure to rewatch the last episode, some things you didn't catch the first time will make sense out of the story. If you don't want to then, here's a brief explanation: Kregard said: I do not understand how some people have not come to the conclusion that Akiyuki did come back to life. In the very last episode after the half time credit there is brief intro stating that an ongoro blossomed next to the stone statue that Haru visits after she has finished her teaching for the day. You can view the ongoro on top of the stone statue during the scene Haru speaks to his stone statue. At the very end in the exact same scene location where the statue used to be there is a flower bed of the same flower that was blooming on Akiyuki's statue and the Ongoro jumping around next to Roppa. Akiyuki also states that he has been listening to Haru for the past 9 years and finally regained his presence. I do apologize to anyone who I spoiled this for but I just wanted a detailed explanation for any of those that were completely lost. |
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| I can kinda see how people would miss that after all that Dues Ex crap and a boring reaction after 9 years finally being back, it was frikking weird they seemed really happy not having to wait and crap anymore..... the hell....XD. The show to me was disappointing I lost interest at ep.20{probably before that, I was there just 2hr's ago.... just forgot already} and forced my way trough the last 6, it started of great but it left a really bad taste the second half, my rating 5/10 |
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| ffs i'm glad i'm finally done with this garbage TIME TO MOVE ON |
| Watching this anime, the whole thing felt nostalgic for some reason. It feels like one of those old anime you watched during a summer that you forgot about, but then suddenly remember giving you a special reminiscent vibe to it. Overall: The story was confusing towards the end and it took me a while to try to decipher. The biggest positive thing I could say is the world building. The world was diverse with numerous locations filled with lore that reminded me of Eureka Seven. The characters in this series are the most normal characters ever which imo is fantastic because they're unique with no cliche stereotypes. All the supporting characters were well done as well. Love the ED theme :) |
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Fundog said: The romance was really forced, neither of the two showed any signs of a relationship beyond normal friends in episode 1, then BAM, they're confessing to one another. Answer to That ^: Akiyuki basically saved Haru from despair at losing her mother. Whether its gratitude, admiration or love, we will never really know. However, she might just have a akiyuki fetish. My Opinion: Sannova stated she wanted to seal the Hiruken Emperor along with herself using the mother of the hiriko. After Akiyuki gave his identity to the Hiruken. Niakami sealed the Hiruken along with herself so she can stop the awakening and restore the Hiruken's body. Akiyuki came back to the hill as the rock form of Xam'd and Haru's love pieced his memories back together because she was with him for almost all of his life and the love was the extra adhesive. Also from my point of view, Yango felt like a little brother more than anything. |
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| Story had a solid start then went and scattered the plot the poor execution near the end really dropped down my expectations but nonetheless I'll give it a 8 It managed to somehow keep me in my seat,entertain me and well satisfy me with the ending.Could have been a 2nd CG but still its worth the watch for anyone that really want's something different. |
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| Excellent animation but the serie seemed too theatrical, empty, dull and pretentious to me. 6/10 |
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| Shame, I felt like this could have been one of my favorites but the series never really did proper world building or character interaction. Overall too thin to be great but even with its deficiencies Xamdou i think can still get an 8 from me but given that this show had the potential for a 10 after the first half dozen or so episodes it is a disappointment. |
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| i love this anime and so far have seen it 3 times |
| Man, I loved this show, but the second half became pretty stupid and then the ending..oh god the ending... the ending is fucking terrible, made even worse by having a fucking 9 YEAR timeskip. Like wtf man..I hate long ass timeskips like this. How did the Zanbani crew even know that stone was Akiyuki on the Chamber? His sacrifice was made null when Nakiami made her sacrifice..like wtf. Also, Nakiami's sacrifice felt stupid, she wanted to live with everyone which is why she protested but then chose to be sealed alone for 1000 fucking years. Series gets a 7 from me. I loved the characters, the world, the animation, the OST..but the plot suffered because it was trying to be "too deep" then had to force a sacrificial ending down our throats that made no sense. |
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dbaranyi said: What a garbage ending. But then, considering how mediocre the writing was in this series the poor ending shouldn't be surprising. Twenty-six episodes of metapyhisical baloney, back story only hinted at, characters brought back from the dead. This was a waste of 13 hours of my life. Good animation will never make up for the lack of a coherent plot and the lack of consistant characterization. Same for me. Whole anime was super confusing and the ending with Akiyuki was so stupid.... |
| This anime has done something no anime has ever done to me and I´ve watched almost 700. At the end of episode 25 it was implied that our mc losing his name could result in him dying. But then at the beginning of episode 26 we see that our mc was able to not die right away but then ended up getting crystalized a moments later which usually means death as seen throughout the show nobody has ever came back from being completely crystalized. They made it seem like he was still dead throughout the whole episode and time had passed and we even saw him still crystalized so yeah at that point he was dead but THEN the show said SIKE and he just magically came back to life and we got a cute little ending. The show literally said heres the mc now hes dead SIKE hes alive and I´ve never seen that happen before which makes sense since it was kind of an asspull but oh well the anime overall is a 8.5/10 i enjoyed it. |
| Actually the story is a lil too messy to receive a 8.5/10 I give it a 8/10 instead |
| As confused as everyone here, there's little to no elaboration on many detail. Watching a review first definitely helped set an expectation and enable me to finish it completely rather than dropping it. Well... crafting theory is a type of fun too I guess. |
Recynon said: As another post on this forum mentioned, a lot of what the show is saying is embedded in the metaphors: - People let their jealousy, loneliness, buried resentments, misunderstandings, and grief turn them into literal monsters that lash out at others. - Being frozen by grief and unable to move on encases you in stone. - The Xam'd is a metaphor for uncontrolled emotions--- if you let them get out of control, you forget who you are. At the same time, they can be used as a positive force in the world if mastered. - People turning into monsters is a metaphor for what happens when people are consumed by hatred for their enemy and/or grief for their lost loved ones and they are in turn perceived as monsters by the people they fight. Nakiami is the only one who sees the human core inside the monsters. This manifests on both the personal level and on the national level as nations begin to hate those who fight them. Wow, this is really long. I would appreciate the series better after reading your comment completely. |
| ive been putting this showon the side for a while for some reason but im glad i finally finished it, this whole series reminded me a lot of a studio ghibli film from the way the casualness of how the characters communicate, to the subject matter. honestly was a great watch with a very nice and bittersweet ending evokes the same feelings as flcl although a lot happier lol. definitely gonna miss some of the characters but its nice to see akiyuki and haru back together i think the story about the war and stuff being in the background was interesting but it did get confusing at times. what i gathered was the tessik were exiled because of the hiruken emperor and stuff, and the north and south were fighting for some reason lol but yea idk the whole thing was a bit confusing it might need a second watch |
| Well, finally it is over. This anime was a pain to sit through. Everything it did was half hearted. We know there is this war between north and south. But we don't know why or how it started. Hiruko and Xam'd are mentioned once every 5 minutes but never properly explained. Where did they find Hiruko? Were they some kind of supernatural entity or a different species or aliens? Ruikon, prana, the big green stone were what exactly? Most of the characters don't know either and put up with it anyway. Furuichi was a bad one dimensional character. Haru was better but there wasn't much going for her. She loved Akiyuki and her family that's it. The crew aboard the Zanbani didn't have much role. Raigyo had several episodes dedicated to him but doesn't do anything. So many episodes and time was spent on Kakisu, the scientist and their experiments. It all culminated with Midori becoming a monster. She was just returned to her former self so easily in a cliched way that took like 5 minutes. I hate these stories where the lack of information on the lore isn't because of mystery but because the storywriter could not come up with proper development. So much time was wasted in the earlier episodes that could have been used for better worldbuilding. The lack of info felt really artificial because characters who didn't know anything didn't try to gain any more knowledge and the story just goes forward. By the way, Haru's sister has always been holding her crutch in the wrong arm. The story doesn't have any overused elements but nothing is original either. The most interesting character was Nakiyami. Akiyuki's father was a close second. The op, ed, art and animation were the only things I liked about this. Even the action scenes were limited to about 5 episodes. This reminded me of that awful sequel to Eureka seven. 4/10. |
| The second cour was clearly weaker than the first. I really liked the first one, but let's face it: it shat the bed at the end in all the weird and annoying ways. Well, at least this is off my to-watch list now. |
| ったく、嫌な世の中だよ。 |
Chrome_Falcon said: Well, finally it is over. This anime was a pain to sit through. Everything it did was half hearted. We know there is this war between north and south. But we don't know why or how it started. Hiruko and Xam'd are mentioned once every 5 minutes but never properly explained. Where did they find Hiruko? Were they some kind of supernatural entity or a different species or aliens? Ruikon, prana, the big green stone were what exactly? Most of the characters don't know either and put up with it anyway. Furuichi was a bad one dimensional character. Haru was better but there wasn't much going for her. She loved Akiyuki and her family that's it. The crew aboard the Zanbani didn't have much role. Raigyo had several episodes dedicated to him but doesn't do anything. So many episodes and time was spent on Kakisu, the scientist and their experiments. It all culminated with Midori becoming a monster. She was just returned to her former self so easily in a cliched way that took like 5 minutes. I hate these stories where the lack of information on the lore isn't because of mystery but because the storywriter could not come up with proper development. So much time was wasted in the earlier episodes that could have been used for better worldbuilding. The lack of info felt really artificial because characters who didn't know anything didn't try to gain any more knowledge and the story just goes forward. By the way, Haru's sister has always been holding her crutch in the wrong arm. The story doesn't have any overused elements but nothing is original either. The most interesting character was Nakiyami. Akiyuki's father was a close second. The op, ed, art and animation were the only things I liked about this. Even the action scenes were limited to about 5 episodes. This reminded me of that awful sequel to Eureka seven. 4/10. You took the words right out of my mouth, I couldn't have said it better myself. There were many secrets that were never revealed. This was the single most important drawback preventing me from enjoying this anime. Why should we care about the world, its people, characters and what happens to them if we know nothing about them? It's a shame that the fantastic art and music were squandered on this. |
| Remember what Master Oogway told us: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. |
| The soundtrack,animation and the "mystery" is what kept me watching the whole 26 episodes,the story was a mess but at least i wasnt bored with all of the stuff going on,for me this was a 6-7/10 if only it was as good as Eureka Seven but sadly the plot was a mess. |
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| Liked the direction in this last episode, honestly. Even though the plot itself was consistently chucking more layers on top of itself, the characterisation throughout was consistently solid, and it showed in this episode. |
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| I liked this anime, I didn't expect to, I thought it would be just some silly generic sci-fi show from a while ago. Like many have said, it's really similar to Eureka Seven in a lot of aspects. But to be honest like E7, it has this ambiguity and spirituality I do not fancy that much, like a lot of words that means nothing and are just poems to set the mood, a lot of gibberish that has no meaning and shouldn't be analyzed that much. I think it's fine, to not overthink the premise and analyze it, since they are aiming for a lot of symbolism, like the Destined Day of the Sacred Prophecy or the cool religion that is linked to nature that is introduced and its values that clash with the sci fi society in the show. I liked the designs of the Xam'd and the animation, but I kind of disliked that reuse of the transformation or launch of the kayak lol. The OST was phenomenal. As for the time skip and the characters we get to see. I hate the Nice Catch gig xd, not sure why the dad shot the commander just to put him in a coma or why the secretary avoided the commander if she still loves him. I like Nazuna being there with the dad, not sure what role she had in the story since she's been in the bed for the whole anime tho lol but good for her, specially after Azami's dead :(, why did he have to die but the other white haired asshole is alive painting shit. I really don't like Yango, I don't care how cool he looks as a grown up. Good for Haru honestly, I can't say I like the sister, I think everyone's being a little harsh on her, she was still a fucking kid, but I don't mind her getting a happy ending just for the father, he deserved that (all that monster transformation shit and her leg is not fixed lol). I love the ship crew, specially Ishu, probably hated Hinokimaru cause it reminded me of how annoying brats were in E7. Can't believe the commander's mom is still alive, I hope she gets her wish come true, I never wanted the commander to die even for all the shit he's done, I just want the parents to be happy. Finally the main 3, glad that Haru is a teacher, can't tell if she did get her happy ending given that, Akiyuki is dead? Let me talk a little about Akiyuki, so he's this pretentious kid but is still pretty respectful, once he figured out Nakiami saved his life, he dedicated to his mission of getting the Xam'd into control, by training by working? and meditating and learning the teachings of that old lady. Then suddenly he can use his arm? I expected he would be able to transform right away but instead. He transformed twice after the first time he did in episode 1. One time when he goes back to Sentan Island, and one in the end. And these 2 are separated by the fact he lost his memory?? because of his lack of name and when Haru says his name he goes to this place, watches people die over and over and then fights the Emperor, I feel like his journey was a little random. Like I just said, it's fine to have some confusing stuff, but after a little extent it's just annoying. There's a chamber and a tower, he was the destined Xam'd to fight the emperor?...why? Nakiami's sister had an increadible powerful Xam'd but I guess only the one Nakiami taught could fight him, cause she was a hateful xam'd?? can't the Jibarashi train a Xam'd, still no clue why they were spreading seeds if they just let them to turn to stone shortly after...And Sannova was the mother of the Emperor, and made this whole mess but is still respected so much for some reason, she also aged so much lol, and she leaves everything to...the last character, Nakiami. Even if I think the mc got cucked on his own anime by a bunch of bs and he had no motivation, character development or even a meaninful death, I really like Nakiami, she feels like the actual main character, she was this illegitimate child that was also a destined child to go to learn from Sannova who is a big deal for some reason, she leaves because unlike Sannova's alvino squad of toddlers, she isn't a robot that doesn't feel, she actually cared, and had a E7 moment where she took an orphan from the war. Then she learnt from Ishu...sort of, still has no idea how to read, saved Xam'd, basically is really emphatethic and can't leave people behind, even that Yango brat. And essentially has to shut down the chamber for 1000 years which is bs? like why does she do that? is that chamber, dangerous? Like didn't Akiyuki already beat the Emperor, what she did, stop the stone rain but still...so confusing, even more when I try to write what happened. Still a solid show, i already watched E7 so I knew the ending would be dumb, but I still enjoyed the journey |
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