Oh yeah, that awesome series I’m supposed to be writing about…

There’s waaaaay too much that’s happened in this series to cover extensively, so I’ll just give a bullet point highlight of my thoughts per episode. Don’t worry if you’re one of the few that’s both watching Xam’d and reading about it here; we can get back to heavy analysis when ep 13 rolls around. BTW Xam’d: Intermission time. It’s be back in a couple of weeks, from what I can decipher.

Episode 8

• Government deception never ceases to piss me off. “You’re not really searching for suits, but soulstones we can use for sick experiments!”
• Furuichi’s an asshat. His disapproving facial expression of everything and everyone around him is what pisses me off the most.
• Damn right “Human’s are more dangerous than Humanforms”. Especially Furuichi the asshat. Is it me, or does the message “Man is the most dangerous animal of all” show up often in anime?
• Furuichi’s a SERIOUS ASSHAT. Who the hell would hit someone they’re trying to protect? I can’t believe he doesn’t even believe in Akiyuki, his so-called “friend” and says he “abandoned” Sentan Island. Guess he didn’t notice that huge fight that occured minutes before Akiyuki was abducted.
• New purple Xam’d is AWESOME.
• Awwww, I wish Haru could’ve given Akiyuki his band back, just so they’d have something connecting them.
• How to make an entrance: crash your bike through the wall of a ship that’s taking off. Oh, and have a really bushy beard.

Episode 9

• Oh, Haru, will you ever truly make sweet love to be able to meet Akiyuki again? Furuichi, you’re still an asshole.
• Raigyo’s badass with everyone in the crew. Jealous Akiyuki is jealous. Anyone else see something having happened between Raigyo and Ishu? <3<3<3.
• “There’s still much you must learn, grasshopper.” Madame Tenhin = ALL KNOWING SAGE. I bet you “What does a Xam’d seek?” is one of those questions which doesn’t have an answer; you just wander about all over the place trying to find out the answer till you die and realise you’ve wasted your life. You’ll still have had a kickass time with you’re powers though.
• Crazy Sensei claims they’ve made a “Perfected Anti-Humanform Weapon.” More like perfected weapon that’ll go CRAZY.
• Don’t let your love be crushed by those officials Haru! Akiyuki’s still human and you know it!
• Can’t wait to see an actual scene of this Tessik rebellion rather than just hearing about it all the time.
• Furuichi’s an ass-f**king-hole.

Episode 10

• Photography is the art of the badass. Raigyo = badass. Photography = Raigyo. Hence Photography = badass.
• Loli Nakiami!
• Creepy-loli Nakiami…
• Don’t slap loli Nakiami!!!
• Raigyo’s words of wisdom will echo throughout my soul… I can’t remember them, but they echo.
• Furuichi’s now a robotic asshole. Fire, correct angle, fire, correct angle. You can’t correct your angle on the battle-field dumbass, stand still and you’re screwed. <— Irrational comment but who cares? It’s Furuichi.
• Hey, look, they haven’t completely forgotten Akiyuki’s parents! Relationship development ftw.
• Epic and honourable grave is epic.
• Everybody smile for the magical camera that shows Hiruko stones!
• Haru should just leave the army, they don’t understand love. Kakisu’s shaping up to be more of a tool than I thought he’d be. A kind tool that empathises with his soldiers is still a tool.
• Still waiting for the introspoective, philosophic, MINDF**K episode where Akiyuki goes crazy and comes to terms with his Hiruko. It’s already happened to Raigyoas you can see, unless you haven’t noticed that huge claw mark on the wall yet. It’s been shown, like,  a thousand times.
• Hell yeah, childhood memories and meaningful messages. Poor Haru’s mum ;_;
• Even though it’s symbolic, poor Haru’s Long Hair ;_;
• Lessons through air-fighting? My kind of lessons.

Episode 11

• “Think for yourself”. First Nijuu Mensou, now this?
• Hell yeah, air battles. Raigyo’s water power ups are awesome. I wonder what Akiyuki’s special element is?
• Love the tolling of the bell of doom that precedes the Humanfrom’s attacks.
• Ahm has mad sniping skillz.
• Argument between Yunbo and Ishu shows just how striong their friendhip is ^_^.
• Oh, turn’s out Akiyuki’s element is rubber. GOMU GOMU NO STRETCH GRAB RING PULL.
• Deadly calm-voiced Ishu is creepy…
• Don’t know what the difference is between dissembling the Humanforms and destroying them, but I hate to see Nakiami cry… ;_;
• So THAT’s what an Ongoro’s for! Damn jewels were just prancing about until this ep.
• Heated confrontation between Ishu and the suicidal enemy is heated.
• Furuichi’s now the crazy, OD-ing asshole who wants to kill himself for war.

Episode 12

• Furuichi’s now the crazy, melancholic, hikikomori, diseased asshole who don’t like his mama’s home cookin’.
• Awesome book reading over the radio which shows the depths to which people have “enemies” and is juxtaposed with one freaky weird mindrape scene of Nakiami by some seriously disturbing black blob is awesome.
• I think I’ve probably missed something, but what’s the Crimson revolution actually about?
• Akiyuki’s dad keeps rising in my ranks while Kakisu continues to fall, expecially since he doesn’t wear his great military hat very often anymore. I loved that hat.
• Somber funeral for someone who tried to blow you up? Crew of the Zanbani, I salute you.
• “But I have never thought of you as a bother”. Ishu, that’s the exact opposite of what you’ve been saying about Nakiami for almost all the series. Tsundere girls are so win.
• Blah blah blah what does Xam’d seek blah blah blah I don’t know I’m going on a journey to find out whatever. Just say your goodbyes (except to the jealous Akushiba) elope with Nakiami already.
• “Protect Nakiami or I’ll kick your ass” is what I think the captain was trying to say.
• Who the f*ck do the creators take me for? Other people might not feel this way, but I think that having Furuichi just repent for everything and say he want’s to “go back to the way they were” after all the bullshit he’s pulled just cheapens his already dislikeable character. I really hope he dies. And I don’t think I’ll ever stop hoping.

I still have no idea where this show is going, but I’m still enjoying it. As Ibrevis says, this all seems to be preamble to the main event; many things bubbling under the surface and yet not many answers. Hopefully, all this foreshadowing pays off when we get into the meat of the main story.

Oh yeah, Furuichi crying makes me happy.

Take THAT bitch.