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Katsumara · 2009-02-04, 12:46

Spoiler:

Sorry for the comments about other series. D: Please continue.

BetoJR · 2009-02-04, 15:38

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Originally Posted by Manji Midou

ls this sarcasm?

I'm not too sure, myself.

Gotta wait a little more, to catch the last episode. Almost can't resist reading the spoilers...

Manic · 2009-02-04, 16:04

the only problem i had with the last few episodes was the dialogue was soo hard to follow i might have to watch it a few times to understand just what went on.

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duckroll · 2009-02-04, 16:06

Hmmm, I finished it. I'll post some detailed thoughts on the entire series later this week if I find the time. It's interesting to see what worked and what didn't work in the series, and I think in a way the final episode amplifies all faults throughout the series, and makes for some pretty good subject matter in terms of a post mortem of the series.

Mugiwara · 2009-02-04, 20:41

I didn't like it. They sacrificed spending a couple extra bucks in their budget to see how things panned out better for a cheaper harder to understand ending. I got the geist of it all but the shit with Akiyuki and the empereor and Nakiami's sacrifice still isn't fully making sense in my head right now. Maybe its because I'm so damn slow, or maybe its because Bones was once again too lazy to explain everything in a decent amount of detail and sacrifice an action based ending that would be easier to understand for a cheaper price and poor explanations.

Manic · 2009-02-04, 21:49

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the shit with Akiyuki and the empereor and Nakiami's sacrifice still isn't fully making sense in my head right now

Youre not the only one and its not cus ur slow i am having trouble fulling understanding just what went on. It was just a confusing ending.

SageGaiGar · 2009-02-04, 22:02

They left more than a few things left open, but I can deal with it.

Spoiler for emperor:

The epilogue was a nice touch.

Spoiler for akiyuki:

*edit* The tags are a little immature. .. 'from great to bad' ..trolled by bones. :V *edit2* Oh wait now it's disappointing... valid but this would go with way too many other series, still subjective

Samanosuke · 2009-02-04, 22:54

Well , this was a great series overall , loved every bit of it .
I just wish they'd announce some DVD's or something now.

Spoiler for episode 26:

Nosauz · 2009-02-04, 23:25

Honestly I felt the ending was too underwhelming, and I really think they did skimp on the ending budget wise, but for a project totally dependent on the income of online sales, makes this series quite impressive. For me there just wasn't enough character development, also those that compare this to Eureka 7 have to realize that that anime had an extra 25 episodes of character development. I think for a "mecha" drama standpoint its very similar to Geass R2 because both saw a bloated cast but the difference was that in geass atleast with Lulu dieing that was the best executed end to a interesting ride. Geass and Xamd both suffer from abrupt endings that don't bring closure to the bloated cast they have introduced, and I think as a viewer we feel gipped of the expierence because many characters that we like don't get a fitting ending that they so deserve. I mean yango was is in the latter half and all we see him do in the final episode is spend a fifth of the episode trying to keep the quikening chamber closed where as his character actually wasn't that important. I mean this series was good because after finishing all 26 episodes I feel like the ride was quite good, yes in my mind this won't be a masterpiece because the end is rushed but its still a solid anime and definitely one of the best this season

Katsumara · 2009-02-04, 23:33

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Originally Posted by Samanosuke

Well , this was a great series overall , loved every bit of it .
I just wish they'd announce some DVD's or something now.

Spoiler for episode 26:

Spoiler:

Samanosuke · 2009-02-05, 00:07

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Originally Posted by Katsumara

Spoiler:

Spoiler for 26:

Katsumara · 2009-02-05, 00:46

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Originally Posted by Samanosuke

Spoiler for 26:

Spoiler:

Fox Holland · 2009-02-05, 03:26

Wasn't the reason why Tessicians were hated because they failed to save the life of the Hiruken Emperor? Afterward, the Royal Family of the North disgraced and ejected them.

davie · 2009-02-05, 03:44

I haven't seen the final episode yet but I found it quite hilarious that someone tagged this topic "disappointing" lol

Seravy · 2009-02-05, 05:24

I think the final run up to 25 was a very decent attempt at wrapping things up as neatly as they could. The series definitely felt like it could have used more fleshing out, but I'm satisfied with the end product overall. I'd rate this series 7.9/10 (gets bonus points for technical merit and happy endings

).

Tiamat's Disciple · 2009-02-05, 05:26

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Originally Posted by davie

I haven't seen the final episode yet but I found it quite hilarious that someone tagged this topic "disappointing" lol

I'd go further and say it was the worst show of the year so far, but that dosent fit for a tag

Shame really, because it started off okay, then went down hill fast

Shiroth · 2009-02-05, 06:26

No surprise to see that people were over-reacting with their comments on the last episode. Seriously, there was nothing wrong with it. It delivered good closure and a satisfying ending. If you really did dislike this last episode, or the series then i say it's your own fault for expecting something completely different.

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Originally Posted by Katsumara

Spoiler:

Spoiler for Episode 26:

Also i've asked a mod about deleting the disappointing tag. Talk about childish.

Samanosuke · 2009-02-05, 07:54

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Originally Posted by Shiroth

Spoiler for Episode 26:

yeah , this completly works for me as well. =D

Zekori · 2009-02-05, 07:57

Hmm...

Spoiler for Ending:

Nosauz · 2009-02-05, 09:10

honestly in a pretty underwhelming season this was a good show, there was actually a lot more potential for the series, but it really suffered from lack of length, speaking of the ending, it really was a good attempt to bring closure which many series these days don't. I mean really for a 50 episode series you devote like 2 mins for an epilogue and don't use the ed time to flesh out some endings=slap in the face to fans, im think about you code geass.

Spoiler:

all the detractors, this series was good, its not on par with some other series out there but most anime is like that, and in a season where there really wasn't much to watch, it made me excited every week to catch xam'd

2009-02-04, 12:46	Link #1401
Katsumara The cake eater. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hell Age: 23	Spoiler: I'm actually happy with the happy ending. After all.. Akiyuki and Haru ftw. A shame they had to miss out on nine years though. Sorry for the comments about other series. D: Please continue. __________________ Last edited by Katsumara; 2009-02-08 at 04:08.

2009-02-04, 16:04	Link #1403
Manic real men love pink Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ohio Age: 25	the only problem i had with the last few episodes was the dialogue was soo hard to follow i might have to watch it a few times to understand just what went on. Spoiler: Just wondering didnt akiyuki save the day? i mean he stopped the emp by sacrificing himself, yet i dont know what all nakiami did(she got all the credit too) like she closed the chamber and the sky went back to normal. I just couldnt follow what was going on with her maybe someone else who did can explain. I know she sacrificed herself for a 1k years of peace, but did she really have to since the emp was already stopped? I dunno it was a wierd ending, i thought it was really great until the last 3 episodes. __________________

2009-02-04, 22:02	Link #1407
SageGaiGar You are Next Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NE USA	They left more than a few things left open, but I can deal with it. Spoiler for emperor: I would guess that with a 'name' he is free to finally die. The epilogue was a nice touch. Spoiler for akiyuki: He almost aged a little towards the end, 'timeless' in a sense so looking the same after 9 years oddly he didn't appear too different from Haru. Maybe it's just the hair style, or just the maturity of being Xam'd, what he went through. edit The tags are a little immature. .. 'from great to bad' ..trolled by bones. :V edit2 Oh wait now it's disappointing... valid but this would go with way too many other series, still subjective Last edited by SageGaiGar; 2009-02-04 at 22:06. Reason: wtf

2009-02-04, 22:54	Link #1408
Samanosuke Genma Killer Join Date: May 2007	Well , this was a great series overall , loved every bit of it . I just wish they'd announce some DVD's or something now. Spoiler for episode 26: I have to say though , I'm Kinda confused with Akiyuki in the ending , I mean, is it really him ? or is it Haru's imagination ? __________________

2009-02-05, 03:26	Link #1413
Fox Holland Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009	Lurking until now. Wasn't the reason why Tessicians were hated because they failed to save the life of the Hiruken Emperor? Afterward, the Royal Family of the North disgraced and ejected them.

2009-02-04, 16:06	Link #1404
duckroll 最強の眼 Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 28	Hmmm, I finished it. I'll post some detailed thoughts on the entire series later this week if I find the time. It's interesting to see what worked and what didn't work in the series, and I think in a way the final episode amplifies all faults throughout the series, and makes for some pretty good subject matter in terms of a post mortem of the series.

2009-02-04, 20:41	Link #1405
Mugiwara Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Los Angeles	I didn't like it. They sacrificed spending a couple extra bucks in their budget to see how things panned out better for a cheaper harder to understand ending. I got the geist of it all but the shit with Akiyuki and the empereor and Nakiami's sacrifice still isn't fully making sense in my head right now. Maybe its because I'm so damn slow, or maybe its because Bones was once again too lazy to explain everything in a decent amount of detail and sacrifice an action based ending that would be easier to understand for a cheaper price and poor explanations.

2009-02-04, 23:25	Link #1409
Nosauz Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Rule 34 Nuff Said Age: 21	Honestly I felt the ending was too underwhelming, and I really think they did skimp on the ending budget wise, but for a project totally dependent on the income of online sales, makes this series quite impressive. For me there just wasn't enough character development, also those that compare this to Eureka 7 have to realize that that anime had an extra 25 episodes of character development. I think for a "mecha" drama standpoint its very similar to Geass R2 because both saw a bloated cast but the difference was that in geass atleast with Lulu dieing that was the best executed end to a interesting ride. Geass and Xamd both suffer from abrupt endings that don't bring closure to the bloated cast they have introduced, and I think as a viewer we feel gipped of the expierence because many characters that we like don't get a fitting ending that they so deserve. I mean yango was is in the latter half and all we see him do in the final episode is spend a fifth of the episode trying to keep the quikening chamber closed where as his character actually wasn't that important. I mean this series was good because after finishing all 26 episodes I feel like the ride was quite good, yes in my mind this won't be a masterpiece because the end is rushed but its still a solid anime and definitely one of the best this season

2009-02-05, 03:44	Link #1414
davie Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seoul, Korea Age: 19	I haven't seen the final episode yet but I found it quite hilarious that someone tagged this topic "disappointing" lol __________________

2009-02-05, 05:24	Link #1415
Seravy Dorothy-chaaan~! Join Date: Nov 2003	I think the final run up to 25 was a very decent attempt at wrapping things up as neatly as they could. The series definitely felt like it could have used more fleshing out, but I'm satisfied with the end product overall. I'd rate this series 7.9/10 (gets bonus points for technical merit and happy endings ).

2009-02-05, 07:57	Link #1419
Zekori Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006	Hmm... Spoiler for Ending: Kinda feels like a Utawaremono end, just with a timeskip and the "I Love You" parts, which is nice. But at the same feels like a copy out, well I couldn't expect more from this series. It was good for what it was.

2009-02-05, 09:10	Link #1420
Nosauz Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Rule 34 Nuff Said Age: 21	honestly in a pretty underwhelming season this was a good show, there was actually a lot more potential for the series, but it really suffered from lack of length, speaking of the ending, it really was a good attempt to bring closure which many series these days don't. I mean really for a 50 episode series you devote like 2 mins for an epilogue and don't use the ed time to flesh out some endings=slap in the face to fans, im think about you code geass. Spoiler: They could have atleast had akiyuki break out of the stone or used some animation to clarify that he is real, which I think he is because of the little splice of real footage all the detractors, this series was good, its not on par with some other series out there but most anime is like that, and in a season where there really wasn't much to watch, it made me excited every week to catch xam'd