Comments on: Xam’d 3-8: yes! I am a long way from home

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:02:52 +0000

@BayozXXII: I was wondering how the system for PS3 owners worked. Yeah, it does seem a bit pricey and you really need an HD setup to get the most out of it, but I think pay-per-view is a viable alternative for those of us who want their anime without having to wait for DVDs on rental but are concientious enough to pay for it. I would still get the series on DVD though, just because little details come out on a re-watch.

By: BayozXXII

BayozXXII — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:38:09 +0000

PS3 users have to pay US$3.99 for a HD rental, which works out to $103.74 for the whole series ($77.74 for SD), and you end up owning nothing in the end. Plus, you’re already broke, because you bought a PS3!!!

Excellent anime though.

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:12:52 +0000

@Sasa: I don’t always understand Nakiami’s actions either, but I think that’s because she hasn’t been given much background yet (I felt the same way about Eureka at first too). I’m a but biased as far as Nausicaa’s concerned of course - she’s possibly my all-time favourite character in anime! Even so, her situation and motives are outlined really early on in the film so you get a grasp of why she thinks and acts the way she does. Time will tell I suppose if Nakiami is indeed emo or whether her angst is justified.

I like the way you describe the ‘tree hugging’ message as a good thing - it could have so easily come across as preachy or insulting, but the story is so well written you can become completely immersed. The fact that the characters are slightly older is also avoiding the problem E7 had when Renton’s character development took so long. It was worth sticking with but his teen whininess did bog the story down a little during the middle section of the series.

By: Sasa

Sasa — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:57:26 +0000

It seems you are not the only one in the world who thinks Nakiami is like Nausicaä, hehe. Funnily, I find Nausicaä strong, beautiful and kind while I find Nakiami to be rather emo and she makes no sense to me. She doesn’t even care to explain, and finally, I despise this religiousness you like so much ^^;;; Although she saved Akiyuki, I don’t see her trying to open herself up to anybody and I have always disliked that (in fact, I have disliked Eureka for the first episodes until her feelings and actions became more transparent to the viewer).

Anyways, I do think that the treehugging message of Xam’d is a positive trait of the series so far, and I even hope that this might delve into greater depths than Eureka 7 already did (considering that the characters are older, stronger and less emo).

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