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KinetaSep 13, 2012 11:38 AM
| ya nothing really surprised me about it but i don't really understand the ending o.O is he alive or dead? other then that the series has been great i loved it. |
| It's sad, but I'm also confused I don't know if Nakiami died or not >.< Also, HaruXAkiyuki forever!!!^^ Nakiami also rocks, hope they make a season 2 or something. |
| Solid ending. I liked how Akiyuki came back. The way I understand it is that Nakiami is in a really long coma but she is not necessarily dead, just resting. |
| This great anime is finally over ... might take some time before we get to see anything perfect as this ;) Alot of gratitude to Bones for making such a fantastic show :) ... rated: 11/10 ! :) |
| 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. |
| Good ending :). I really liked the show. Too bad when nakiami will wake up everyone probably will be gone : <. |
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| What started out as a "9" series for me turned into a "7" series by the end. I felt it had a lot of wasted potential and would of worked better as a 39 or 52 episode series. |
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| Another "9" series from bones. Great, but not perfect. There was wasted potential and while I enjoyed certain elements, others were just lacking. Thoughts on ending: |
| It couldn't end in another way, and it ended in the BEST way!!! a masterpiece from BONES!!! A little messed up, but really enjoyable. Hope they do an OVA to explain some things. |
| Older Yango so COOL! >w< I like the end I guess Akiyuki come back but how did he manage I dunno if someone explains well I'll be glad... |
| this was a reli good anime a series n i enjoyed a lot i mean i thought the ending was quite cool it was different it was definately worth watching im gonna b crying for nakiami for 1000 years |
| The measure of a true shinobi is not how he lived but how he dies |
| Yeah i liked it. Especialy, because of the Ishus resurection. When i had watched half of the episode, i decided that if akiyuki would have realy died so lame way and would not go back to Haru. I would have given this series 7. Well Akiyuki went back home with his memories. Happy ending just like i wanted :D, so i give 9. Too bad nakiyami is still in that place, that why this episode got 4/5. ps. i know my english is bad...i am just too sleepy right now. |
| akiyuki did come back. all the flowers were now growing on the ground, whereas before they were growing on the statue. solid ending to a great series. |
| Alright, I don't want to write a huge essay about Xam'd since I don't have time tonight, but what's sure is that it's a huge dissapointment, as is the open-ending that doesn't resolve anything. In the end, we're back to the beginning as if nothing happened (but what happened exactly in the series?), only minus Nausica... huh Nakiami that sacrificed herself to save the world against... who and what exactly? Too much bakcground left unexplained, too many characters with a supposedly freat role but that do nothing, and a very obscure plot that's never developped. BONES really dissapointed me this year with both this series (which is still good, I rated it 8, it's just that it deserved a better treatment) and the bad shonen Soul Shitter. To conclude, Xamdou did exactly everything wrong that Eureka Seven some years ago did right with the same kind of plot. |
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| At first this ending was a bit confusing for me... but after i watched the last part again, ive realised that he transformed back from that stone to the real Akiyuki. You just have to watch closely: Roppa and that Ongooro is waiting there, cheerfull. Why is he looking at his hand, moving it?(because he's not used to it) "Welcome home, Akiyuki." "I've returned." "I always heard your voice, Haru." before:  after they met:  Wheres the stone? Its gone because he's back! Haru & Akiyuki are meant to be together and i was hoping for this to happen otherwise i would have given that anime a 1! PS: I hope after her 1000years of sleep, Nakiami is being able to smile again and that there will be a better world for her! |
PredselnFeb 5, 2009 2:16 PM
| Wow, needless resurrection much? What a terrible ending. 25 might as well been the last episode. I don't know what to say. The show started off to strong, but it became very apparent almost halfway through the show that there was no skeleton to hold everything up, and wished as I might for there to be one there just wasn't. Total disappointment. I'm giving the show a 7. |
| Started watching this rating it an 8, then it dropped to a 7 and that is unfortunately where its staying despite the fact that I enjoyed it regardless despite its deficiencies. Xam'd had a very strong beginning bringing with it beautiful animation and artwork, interesting concepts, characters, and a potentially fascinating fantasy world. There was potential for true greatness here that was squandered by careless pacing and poor exposition. I've seen shorter programs that have accomplished more in terms of effective world building than Xam'd does in its entire twenty-six episode length. |
IsambardFeb 5, 2009 5:15 PM
| I still can't decide if this show is just really deep, or really inconsistent. But anyhow it was fun to watch and not the typical shounen. |
| I..don't really know what to say...I feel unsatisfied and confused at some parts...and I feel confused as to why they chose to focus on things like the ship characters and Midori as much as they did, as AnimusNathan said. I enjoyed the ship characters, but it seems the beginning of the show with them got a bit too much time, because the last few episodes felt very squished together. I was expecting a scene with Nakiami 991 years later, right before the end of the episode. Disappointed we didn't get that. From my perspective, Nakiami got Bad End, even though she was completely willing to sacrifice herself for the cause. Seeing Yango and Ishu alone like that was painful. Ishu and Tojiro living surprised me greatly. Confused on what happened to the Hiruken emperor after Akiyuki gave him his name...did he just disappear? Or is it thanks to him that Akiyuki managed to remember himself after all? A short OVA showing the world after Nakiami's release would be nice. |
| Good series, but that ending was pretty sour. Debating between a 6 and a 7. |
| Very nice ending. Made me bump the rating up to a 10. It really is an anime that deserves it, there was nothing I disliked. The animation was great along with the music and the characters. I was looking forward to every single episode. Was good to see that Ishu survived that blast as well. I don't mind that a few things are left unexplained, I can use my imagination and it makes me feel like a part of the show. A real underdog. ;_; Nakiami. |
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| I loved the ending. Nothing wrong with it. I enjoyed every single episode. So it's a 10/10 |
| I still have mixed feelings about the ending. Overall the series was really great but the ending seemed weak. It seems Akiyuki came back from being a statue but there was no emotion or excitment when Haru was finally reunited with him; which was really disappointing for me. Though I'm still confused if Akiyuki is really alive and back with his family and Haru or if that scene was from Haru's memories... I was expecting something to happen to Nakiami and was sad that she is gone for a thousand years, but pleased with how things turned out for her. |
| that was weird.. |
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| Wow. Scores all over the range. People I respect hated it, People I respect loved it. I give the series a 9/10 without hesitation. "without hesitation" - Just like i would search for "Xamd" on TT when the release was about due - just like I'd hit the Downld button as soon as possible when every episode was released - Just Like I selected 5/5 on every epi discussion. I don't know.. I must of liked it. |
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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. >Soul Eater rating:10 This guy is an expert. |
| perfect end off |
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| Well, I definitely enjoyed the show and, seeing the many comparisons with Eureka 7, kind of grasped I think where it'd be going along the way. Definitely sad ending though even if it was all for the greater good so to speak. I agree with some saying it could have been longer, but I certainly enjoyed the ride regardless of length. |
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| Phew, so it was a happy enough ending was wondering if Akiyuki had actually died and wasn't coming back and everyone looks to the sky with memories of him, that would have sucked. But that didn't happen and now everyone's grown up, lol @ Raigyo look-alike and Yango looks way cooler now xD! |
| Theory: The Hiruken Emperor took on the form of Akiyuki with all of the memories that he had before. I dunno if thats even possible but itd kind of make sense. Then again i barely know what this show was completely about. I rate it somewhere in between a 7 and an 8. |
| I had such high hopes for this series the first half of it with the Airship and all was great but it went from 9/10 to 5/10 by the second half of the series. The show started focusing on characters no one cares about and a religion that doesn’t make any sense at all. FIRST HALF OF THE ANIME: Airship, monsters, Haru, Akiyuki and third friend SECOND HALF of the ANIME: Akiyukis parents, Military, Weird religion and Yango -_- Show was stupid in general, worst shift in plot ive ever seen. I believe that Akiyuki is dead he turned to stone with no Nakiami to save him at the end. I believe we saw the Emperor hiruken with Akiyukis face at the end or a memory Haru made up since we see no emotion in her reaction meaning no tears no joy indicate memory. And why did 9 years have to pass? Why not 3, 4 or a 1000, a 1000 would make more sense right? Only reason I stuck around to the end was to see what would become of Nakiami and now we know… she’ll sleep for a thousand years??? Wtf… |
AlderbanFeb 6, 2009 10:31 AM
| This episode pissed me off so much.. but when Akiyuki returned it was okay.. I liked to see how everyone was doing after so many years, but it was painful as well. If they didn't dring back Akiyuki at the end, I would be so angry that I would reget to watch it, but with this I think it was a great anime (even though I did not understand everything.. :) I quess I just have to watch the whole thing again.) |
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| I liked the ending. I give this show a 6.5/10 for now. I might lower it down to a 6 later |
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| I thought the ending was very anti climactic, but in general the series was superb as a whole and everything was wrapped up nicely. I would have loved to see a longer story though. |
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