Comments on: Final thoughts on Xam’d: Lost Memories

By: Michael C.

Michael C. — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:15:42 +0000

I just finished watching the series and I agree that the ending left a lot of questions. Like how does Akiyuki escape his stone imprisonment and if he did then what is that large stone statue. Also why 9 years? If anyone could answer that for me I will thank you. I would think they would end the story a little more emotional. Then again Bones has always come up with unique endings. Other than that the series was so great I finished it in 3 days.

By: departedlion

departedlion — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:46:43 +0000

This may be a totally dumb question… But where can I actually a buy a copy of this?(with english subs of course) been looking all over the net and I can’t find it.

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:07:55 +0000

I totally agree with watching it in chunks. Then again, I watched ep 1 to 26 in a straight shot; needless to say I loved it.

By: Martin

Martin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:06:24 +0000

@Ghostlightning: like you, I didn’t have a clear idea about the details but was deeply moved by the emotional side, so that was enough for me too. Your mention of the Coolest Parents In The Universe intrigues me though; iirc their pairing was quite the historic moment in the context to the Macross story.

@Omisyth: yeah, I loved the fast-forward for the warm fuzzy feeling thing. I think there’s a tonne of symbolism I missed out on but fundamentally the relationships are what made it special. That and the gorgeous artwork!

By: Omisyth

Omisyth — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:18:37 +0000

I don’t think Xam’d would’ve had as good a conclusion if they hadn’t done the fast-forward. Sure, it’s normally a shameless way to give the appearance of characters growing both physically and emotionally, but it was in a show that was so much about the realtionships the fact that Haru waited for Akiyuki all those years is heartwarming. Not to meantion all the paralells and symbolism.

By: ghostlightning

ghostlightning — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:08:38 +0000

I resisted reading this post, and I reward myself now having just completed Xam’d a few minutes ago.

My initial reaction is that I loved it.

I felt that it’s shamelessly sentimental, but that I’d be a fool to hold this against Xam’d. Like coburn said, it really is good to watch it in chunks. My wife and I watched the last five episodes in one last buffet and my our eyes were moist the whole time.

Re Ryuuzou and Fusa, I can name another estranged middle-aged couple that’s pretty awesome to watch. It’s comedic so it may not provide the same emotional gravity as RxF, but I wager you’ll enjoy them: Maximilian and Millya Fallnya Jenius in Macross 7.

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:06:00 +0000

@Sasa: yeah, ‘valves’ and ‘tubes’ are interchangeable…I swear the Americans say things differently for the sake of being different! :P I was a little disappointed with the portrayal of Nakiami – she came across as a bit emotionless at times, and I didn’t feel I learned enough about her as a character.

@Lbrevis: the same mecha designer as Bebop? Makes sense now, looking back! An artbook would certainly be nice…a DRL? style movie would actually work quite well, as long as it didn’t take the same route as the RahXephon film did. A feature-length retelling of this story might actually work in its favour though.

@gaguri: Rah was a great series but it had the misfortune of being under Evangelion’s shadow (or, at least, the production team felt that it was). Eureka Seven is a different matter – it shares a lot with Xam’d in themes and aesthetics, and is a bit less straight-faced than Rah was. I highly recommend it. ^_^

By: gaguri

gaguri — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:20:12 +0000

Bleh I still need to watch E7 -__-. Only reason I’m not so keen on other Bones work is because I was fairly disappointed with how the massively hyped Rahxephon turned out. But since I personally place high value on the visuals, it’s likely that I will check this out.

By: Omonomono » Xam Xam’d: Bounen Xamdou the Lost Memories Round-up, no?

Omonomono » Xam Xam’d: Bounen Xamdou the Lost Memories Round-up, no? — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:55:48 +0000

[...] concretebadger @ 物の哀れ is aware of details, but otherwise brimming. I can probably do a few posts just on the designs of the show :x [...]

By: Lbrevis

Lbrevis — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:12:06 +0000

I really, really loved the production design, from the absolutely gorgeous backgrounds to the gadgets and ships (yet another reason to love mecha designer Kimitoshi Yamane who I already had great respect for due to Cowboy Bebop and Gundam 08th MS Team). If and when they come out with an artbook I’ll have to get it.

I know this won’t happen but I think what Xam’d needs is a movie. If the director could just refine his vision a little, keeping all the good stuff but condensing the story so there weren’t so many loose ends, it could be great. Basically I want the Do You Remember Love? of Xam’d.