Bounen no Xamdou


Xam'd: Lost Memories

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Bonen no Xamdou, Bonen no Zamudo, Bounen no Zamudo, Bounen no Zamned
Japanese: 亡念のザムド
English: Xam'd: Lost Memories
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Information

Type: ONA
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 15, 2008 to Feb 4, 2009
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Bones
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, AdventureAdventure, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Theme: MilitaryMilitary
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.631 (scored by 5928459,284 users)
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Ranked: #14522
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Popularity: #1646
Members: 144,841
Favorites: 1,094

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Synopsis

Sentan Island is a small island surrounded by the Yuden Sea. It exists in a state of dreamlike tranquility, cut off from the war between the Northern Government and the Southern Continent Free Zone. Our hero, Akiyuki Takehara, lives on Sentain Island along with his mother Fusa. He is currently separated from his father, the town doctor Ryuzo, but the bond between father and son remains. One day, after taking Ryuzo the lunch that Fusa has made for him as usual, Akiyuki arrives at school, where he is caught up in an explosion along with his friends, Haru and Furuichi. The explosion produces a mysterious light, which enters Akiyuki's arm, causing him excruciating pain. He's given no time to understand it, however, as the white-haired girl who rode on the bus with him guides him to a power unlike anything he's ever known.

Background

Conceptualized by Bones and co-developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, Aniplex, and Bones, Bounen no Xamdou debuted on Sony's inagural launch of the Playstation Network video download service at E3 in the United States on July 16, 2008, and in Japan on September 24, 2008.

The series would later on have its television premiere on MBS, CBC, Tokyo MX, and other Japanese broadcast networks in April 2009.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Ooyama, Ryou
Producer
Miyaji, Masayuki
Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard
Takadera, Takeshi
Sound Director
Nomura, Kazuya
Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation


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"Back on my Feet" by Boom Boom Satellites
1: "Shut Up And Explode" by Boom Boom Satellites
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Ending Theme

"Just Breathe" by Kylee
"Over U" by Kylee
1: "Vacancy" by Kylee




Reviews

Feb 8, 2009
As many people have already said, this anime is produced by the same people who brought you Eureka 7. Keep that in mind if you plan on watching this anime.

First off, check out the OP. Holy jebus it's sweet. Catches you instantly, and gets you all excited for what looks (judging from the animation quality) an awesome show. In some respects, this is a let down. While the animation is superb, the soundtrack is hauntingly good, and the characters are generally quite fleshed out (just enough info for you to find them interesting)... the story is near random. This anime seems confused as to ...
Apr 2, 2009
Mixed Feelings
In order to watch this show, just sit back and take in the visuals. Don't concern yourself with the plot or characters otherwise you'll have nothing to hold onto.

This is a tremendously creative series set in an intriguing world with beautiful animation. Unfortunately, nothing about the story or characters even comes close to matching the show's outward beauty.

This isn't a boring show; it constantly shows the viewer new locations, characters, confrontations. Locales include a pleasant island community, Himalayanesque mountains, and much more sumptuous scenery. Character designs are all equally creative from the military uniforms to the Zanbani's rag-tag crew to the various culture's depicted. ...
Feb 18, 2009
What a disappointment. I expected a lot out of this show as it was done by BONES but it definitely falls apart at a certain point in the series.

There were a lot of things that were done well in the show. The animation was quite beautiful and remained at a high quality all throughout. The music worked although they repeated some themes one too many times. The OP is pretty nice although I think others are better. The concepts they introduced in the first half of the series were quite interesting as well.

But a ton of problems arose ...

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