Catch a Falling Star: Haru to the rescue!. Bratty Half-Pint: Yango comes off as this when he's first introduced. Body Horror: Furuichi's Xam'd form, but most of the Organic Technology probably falls under this, especially anything to do with the Hiruko. You'd be long dead before the examination." -> "They always glare at you before examination." "It's a 3 hour wait at the military hospital. We purged those a long time ago." -> "Don't even joke about that. "One more red mark ( akaboshi) and I'll get disciplinary training." -> "Akaboshi's disciplinary committee's coming by again!". #Xam`d lost memories episode 1 english dub series#
Not surprisingly, a frequent complaint for the series is that the plot is nonsensical. Complete with typos, the context is often off, and sometimes an important term (even one that's the episode title) gets translated differently with each use, severing story connections.
"Blind Idiot" Translation: Sony has always used bad translations, but Xam'd is one of their worst. Oh, and there's an ungodly powerful Eldritch Abomination who wants to pick a fight with you. Damn shame that you can't use any of it for more than a few seconds without running the risk of suffering Loss of Identity / going Ax-Crazy / getting Taken for Granite / all three in no particular order. Blessed with Suck: Congratulations, you're a Xam'd! You've got Super Strength, Voluntary Shapeshifting, inhuman agility, and enough biological weaponry to demolish a city. Bittersweet Ending: The war is over and the people of the North are free, but much was lost in setting up the plan to bring it about. But don't ever attack his ship, lest you feel the wrath of his cannon. Beware the Nice Ones: Ahm: Usually a kind and good natured guy, acting as father figure to most of the crew. By the end of the series, Akiyuki is also capable of pulling off a more limited version. Beam Spam: As the most powerful Living Weapon in the series, the Hiruken Emperor takes the Humanforms' Frickin' Laser Beams Up to Eleven. Hell, almost anyone who's not a Xam'd qualifies as this. And the reactions of said families are recorded onscreen. Adult Fear: So many of the characters have to go to war and leave their families behind. Adults Are Useless: Averted: They kick ASS in this series. While Furuichi wants to protect their island, Haru is hoping to reunite with Akiyuki. Haru and Furuichi have both joined the military, albeit for different reasons. 
Meanwhile, every day life is torn asunder in Sentan Island as the Mainsoul Military takes over to stop the Humanform Weapons from wreaking havoc, but unknown to most they are doing secret experiments involving the very monsters they're trying to stop. Nakiami, a mysterious and emotionless young woman, takes Akiyuki into her care in order to help him control his newfound power, forcing Akiyuki to leave his home and friends behind.
The bomb itself comes in the form of a white haired girl, and the explosion implants a gem into Akiyuki's arm, which forcibly transforms him into a Xam'd, a humanoid creature. That is, until he gets caught in a terrorist bomb attack. Akiyuki is an Ordinary High-School Student who lives with his two best friends Haru and Furuichi on Sentan Island, a neutral zone while the North and South governments wage war.
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