Short Synopsis: Raigyo gives Akiyuki a few “tips” on being Xam’d, and Haru tries to close off her past.
Highlights: Haru’s new haircut looks awesome. Nakiami’s… doesn’t. ^^;
Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10
Often in anime, a change of haircut means that the person in question is about to enter a new stage of his or her life, and emerges as a different person. This was very much emphasized on this episode in Haru’s case: she continues to be held behind by her past, and in this episode, she attempts to close her memories off for the time being, and not being influenced by them.
The rest of this episode was a bit of background on Raigyo, showing how he became a Xamdou. It was very interesting to see the different cast members at that time. The girl wasn’t there, the boy was only just born, and Nakiami looked really young. Still, I’m surprised at how long she’s already been at the Zanbani: it’s been more than five years already.
This clearly was a building up episode. My prediction is that the next episode will start the introduction of what’s supposed to be the midway climax of this series. I’m interested at what the creators can do, and especially how Haru’s going to tie in everything. The girl definitely is my favourite character in this series at this point, and I’m really looking forward to see her growth.
YES Haru, go girl!
i was just wondering… where do you watch various anime? i’ve tried to find a few of them, but can’t find any english subs anywhere. any suggestions?
In some cases, subs for the shows I watch aren’t out yet, but for Bonen no Xamdou I go to tokyotosho.com
IRC channels can give a heads up to certain shows too. But I’m usually waiting on Tokyotosho as well. It gets frustrating watching some of the shows without subs. (and series like Real Drive can be really hard to watch without ’em) Though this one atleast is already subbed.
Hey, I liked Nakiami’s fancy doo. 🙂 Though she’ll only wear it up like that for the photo, most likely (I liked how tsun she was throughout the whole thing, ha, and how Akushiba was fawning over her). And ya, Haru’s new look definitely is cooler than I thought it would be. Go Haru!
Glad Akiyuki’s parents got some screentime this ep too. Was afraid the show had forgotten about them. As for Raigyo, I get this vibe that his character won’t end too well later on in the series, with his photo serving as a reminder of happier times. Having two Xam’ds around does complicate things, but I’m sure he’ll survive long enough to teach Akiyuki a thing or two about his Xam’d powers.
maybe I don’t get the whole cutting the hair thing, but I really don’t get where you think Haru’s new look is good. Are you kidding me? Really? She sloppily cut her hair off and now it looks like a weed whacker attacked her head, and you’re praising this? Likewise, what was so wrong with Nakiami’ new look?
My roommates and I just watched this episode, and they wanted to point out that Raigyo’s bath scene in the last episode was a lot more fanservicey than Haru’s. Us girls got some Raigyo booty, and the guys got to see the two most dull girls in the show with lame haircuts 🙂