xam`d lost memories episode 1 english dub

Xam’d looks like it might be a distant cousin to Eureka Seven, with its wide-eyed, tousle-haired heroes, expansive azure skies, and ferociously original mecha design, but it’s not nearly as forthcoming with its plot. This is interesting not just because it makes Xam’d an early example of a truly high-quality ONA (original network animation), but because North America got it a few months before Japan, whose version of the PSN wouldn’t receive the series until September. Of course, it would’ve been dumb to keep something of Xam’d‘s quality off of television, so the show appeared on Japanese TV shortly thereafter. You’ll notice that I’ve already used “quality” to describe Xam’d twice. I’m happy about this, to a certain extent, because I’m specifically referring to the show’s technical proficiency and artistic consistency. In a field that’s grown thick with cheap digital trickery masquerading as animation, Xam’d practically leaps off the screen with lush backgrounds, smooth and eye-catching action, and distinctive, hard to forget character designs. Some might point to the show’s pedigree (it’s a BONES joint), but I’d specifically zero in on the director, one Masayuki Miyaji. Here’s a guy who cut his teeth at Studio Ghibli before immediately getting to work on some of anime TV’s most visually bold action shows, like the never-disappointing Eureka Seven. It first dropped in June of 2008, as a launch-day exclusive for Sony’s new Playstation Network online service.

Xam’d: Lost Memories is a show that’s taken a curious route to reach the anime-loving public.

Xam`d lost memories episode 1 english dub