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Aug 5, 2008 10:10 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Oh god that was pretty awesome again.
The animation quality reminds me a bit of Ghibli movies.
Great stuff.
Can't wait for the next episode.
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Aug 5, 2008 10:18 AM
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http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=34716
Eh?
Why are people making two threads?
Aug 5, 2008 11:45 AM
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probably because the episode 2 discussion topic wasn't seen as "real" by the forum, so a user still gets a 'create and discuss' button when finishing the episode.

the creator of the first topic did not define the topic as an episode discussion, he just copied the poll and created one of his own instead of using the template.


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Aug 5, 2008 12:37 PM
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Stjeppe said:
probably because the episode 2 discussion topic wasn't seen as "real" by the forum, so a user still gets a 'create and discuss' button when finishing the episode.

the creator of the first topic did not define the topic as an episode discussion, he just copied the poll and created one of his own instead of using the template.

Yes.
I created it because when I updated the episode it was said that there is no thread. for episode two. ;-)
Aug 5, 2008 6:29 PM
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Look at the thread titles: one is Bonen no Xamdou, and one is Xam'd. Since the name of the entry changed it probably said that no one made a topic yet.




Aug 10, 2008 11:30 AM
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Can't wait to see this story unfold. So good XD.
Aug 18, 2008 10:28 PM
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Darkreaper70 said:
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=34716
Eh?
Why are people making two threads?
Also the other person didn't do it right.

HAHAHA I was rolling on the floor when the kid punched him in the balls...

Another great episode, really enjoyed it. I have to say there's just something fresh and exciting about this anime not to mention the kick ass OP music choice. I really like Nakiami and look forward to seeing her character develop more.

Looking forward to more.
Dec 6, 2008 11:53 AM
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This episode got a little bit too close to reminding me of Eureka 7 for comfort (not only are the characters similar superficially, Nakiami acts a lot like Eureka), and I just know I'm going to hate those friggin' kids the same way I hated the little kids in E7. That said, there were some good scenes here, especially the one between Akiyuki's parents.


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Dec 21, 2008 8:16 AM
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De-JaY said:
The animation quality reminds me a bit of Ghibli movies.

Yeah me too! It's the way they exaggerate movement I think; it gives it a really nice quality ^_^
Dec 27, 2008 2:36 AM

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Senna said:
This episode got a little bit too close to reminding me of Eureka 7 for comfort (not only are the characters similar superficially, Nakiami acts a lot like Eureka), and I just know I'm going to hate those friggin' kids the same way I hated the little kids in E7. That said, .

Now that you mention it ... O_O you're right xD, then again they have the same animation studio :3, nice enough episode so Akiyuki isn't the only Xam'd? Interesting ... xD
Jan 24, 2009 5:01 AM
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This show is turning out to be like Eureka 7 i actually dont mind that cause i love E7. this ep was pretty good.
Nov 11, 2009 6:48 AM

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I like the way the anime had been drawn. All Bones's series look resembling (and great). Remember Darker than Black? This is stylish thing^_^
May 27, 2010 9:15 PM

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pretty great episode i love the animation and i don't really get whats going on but its awesome :D


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The first 2 episodes are really impressive. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

This also reminds me of Eureka 7, which is a good thing for me.
Jul 17, 2011 6:01 PM

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That was one nasty punch to the nads.
Sep 8, 2011 12:37 PM

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Superb animation.
Nov 17, 2012 2:42 AM

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That was a good episode. Nice fight, nice animation. Waiting for the plot.
Dec 11, 2012 2:52 AM

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Hm, dat feel when watchan quality cartune...

So far animation/storyboard/writing/ost are just awesome. It just makes me want to marathon it through, but I'll restrain myself and savor it.
Apr 9, 2013 4:11 AM

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Damn impressive, really great episode with an awesome pace in these episodes, loving the development of the story! Lets see what's next!
Feb 23, 2014 12:52 AM

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That was pretty good but I still have no idea what's going on lol
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness."

"May those who defy their fate be granted glory."
Jun 24, 2014 4:08 PM

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I think I'll never get tired of that ED.
Powerful eyebrows.
Aug 17, 2014 1:39 PM

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Typical Bones studio... underwhelming.

The mother... stfu you stupid b****. He's a doctor. He has lives to save. He can't go out to look for his lost son! Why don't you understand that?!
Oct 17, 2015 2:02 PM

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so this is by the same producers as Eureka 7.

Apr 22, 2018 9:33 PM

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Another good episode, but I still have no idea what is going on right now. Is that normal? lol I feel like I am missing something
Jul 2, 2023 5:24 PM
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Another episode down. As expected, the jp dub is sooo much better than the english dub, but I still gonna watch both dubs as I get through the show.

I guess in your 30s nut shot jokes aren't as funny as they used to be. All I could think of in that scene is how Gundam 0079 made every studio feel like little kids are necessary on warships. Spoiler alert. They're not. That little boy is off the chain. 

The Bones anime love unraveling their mysteries, so I will know whats going on when the anime feels like it. I just hope the MC doesn't kee[ fighting monsters while holding unprotected squishy humans. Nothing positive is gonna come from going down that route.

Also, why are the soldiers using Japanese guns from WWII? The mish mash of future, past, and fantasy doesn't work for me when you put WWII parallels in your anime. Japan bombed us first. You can't throw stones and hide your hands.
Aug 13, 2024 7:37 PM

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Hope that ginger kid doesn't turn out to be an especially irritating character throughout this series.

Akiyuki took up a notch with his transformation this time. The rampaging humanform was dealt with spectacularly, and he protected Haru in the process. Unfortunately, Akiyuki also got ambushed, blackmailed and kidnapped by Nakiami. Poor guy can't catch a break from all the people attacking him.


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Apr 7, 2025 7:08 PM

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Rather good animation and production values, but I have quite a few questions after seeing this episode:

How did Hari know that Akiyuki had been Xam'd and turned into that monster thingy? She goes from completely shell shocked to beating up the soldier protecting her to chasing after these two monsters fighting. Doesn't seem very logical to me.

Also I'm guessing that the authors of this series have never been to a warzone. To be fair I haven't either, but I'm pretty sure the first thing that would come to mind after I'm reunited with my injured friends wouldn't be "Oh bummer our tournament is cancelled now!" and "Here's the ice cream roll from the bet we made this morning" which is exactly what the glasses dude said. It seems that the characters in this show are all acting rather irrational. At least Akiyuki's mother was concerned about him, there's at least someone who's responding appropriately to this situation.

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