2008-07-24, 14:21 | Link #345 |
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Join Date: May 2004
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Bonen no Xamdou: Lost Memories - First Thoughts
I give thanks to Omniscient for introducing me to this title, once he discussed about it on his blog.
The first episode turned out better than expected. Spoiler:
I really love stories which take place in an alternate world where humanity depends on Industrial Revolution technology, particularly the planes and fighters, which the mysterious red-head pilots, akin to the designs displayed in various Miyazaki films like Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Laputa: Castle in the Sky. I researched that this anime first aired in USA before Japan through the Sony Playstation Network. |
2008-07-24, 19:29 | Link #348 | |
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As long as you don't do the 'Play while downloading' thing, the 24 hour timer wont start. When you initially download it, it has a 14 day timer start. But as soon as you hit play, whether while downloading, or after its done downloading, it starts the 24 hour one. So my advice, if you have a strong and quick connection speed, play it while you download (Thats what I do), but it will be gone in 24 hours (it takes me about a half an hour to 45 min to download the HD, You HAVE to admit though the HD looks really nice. If I had owned the episode, I would have said it was worth the 4 bucks, but still 1.5 gigs is alot of space). |
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2008-07-25, 00:13 | Link #349 |
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http://www.xamd.jp/special/sakuga.html
They've updated the Special section again, this time tons of new design sheets have been put up. You can see the designs for Xam'd, the Humanform weapons, and the ships. Those weren't previously available. |
2008-07-25, 03:46 | Link #351 |
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Just watched episode two and it was fantastic! the animation was as spectacular as episode one if not more so, but even more questions have been brought up with this episode. Still i'm looking forward to next weeks episode.
Juding by the fact that those Xam'd like 'humanforms' are in the mech design section of the special page it seems they aren't humanforms but some sort of combat suit. Also i wonder when the man with camera in the OP will be turning up as well? Last edited by terrus; 2008-07-25 at 04:03. |
2008-07-25, 04:15 | Link #352 |
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Akiyuki looks like some sort of fish/amphibian hybrid. I just wish he didn't have those Popeye arms of his. I wonder what's the inspiration behind the design.
Instead of going straight for advanced mecha design, the series seems to be going for organic or biological motifs when it comes to the setting's technology—for one faction at least. It's pretty weird, but as that Humanform shows in this episode, there's a lot of room for imaginative stuff during action scenes. |
2008-07-25, 04:19 | Link #353 | |
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2008-07-25, 04:21 | Link #354 |
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anyone have any idea whent he first dvd is going to be out?
I don't have a PS3 and I've watched episode one.. music is fantastic and the storyline is very interesting =< finally found somehting good that starts airing in summer and then they air it like this -_-; pitty |
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2008-07-25, 06:06 | Link #356 | |
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2008-07-25, 07:50 | Link #357 |
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I think the organic nature of the weapons from the Northern Government is more of a social commentary than anything else. The worldview in Xam'd is set 70 years after a "great war" that split the continent into two - North and South. The Southern Government is more "western" in both advanced technology (mechs, tanks, guns) and general culture and standards of living. The Northern Government is more rural and traditional in terms of fashion and choice of language/warfare - leaning more towards a religious mindset and using methods of self-sacrifice and mass destruction. To me it seems a lot like a commentary on the two halves of Korea.
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2008-07-25, 08:12 | Link #358 |
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Wow, that's a pretty good observation. Thanks for clearing up which halves of the continent were which though, I was getting kind of confused. Concerning the Scientist in the wheelchair (who is presumably from the north due to his facial markings) and the blond women and the officer with a mole on his cheek, are they members of the southern freestates or do they belong to some sort of seperate orginsation?
This is getting as similar to Eureka seven in terms of social comentary. Except whith Eureka seven it was about Japan's relationships with foreign cultures after the end of the period of isolation. Also where does it say that Xam'd is set seventy years after a great war, is it on the website? |
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2008-07-25, 08:37 | Link #360 | |
Waiting for more taiyuki!
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Nakiami gives one for the ladies by carrying Akiyuki. Even better was that Akiyuki became Nakiami's "pet".
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