Xam’d Episode 3 - Lock Your Crotch?
I think the thing that is carrying me through episode 3 of Xam’d is Benikawa. The translation calls her out by her fetish-catering designs/archetypes–
- long black hair
- meganekko
- captain.
In the episode she adds a few more bullet points to that “disguise,” as she calls it.
My, that’s a big bullet.
And in some sense, episode 3 of Xam’d throttles the audience’s expectation back in line with an average non-pilot, non-climax episode of a typical TV anime. I don’t think it’s filler but it might as well be? Well, fillers don’t have much in terms of plot I guess, and there’s some plot stuff here. To put things in perspective, Xam’d is using tricks most anime pull out in their pilot episodes in the first “down” episode from the pilot. Like the “boy, meet boobs” scene.
I can’t really complain about that.
Or these.
Plot-wise, episode 3 sets things up very expectantly with a short stay onboard Benikawa’s airship, the Zanbani. From the OP sequence we could have guessed the gang of airshippers are actually mailcarriers (LOL air mail), and it is the case. It’s nice touch on the usual smuggler cliche, but I still like the countercultural skaterboi cover they used in E7 more.
It’s a bit like seeing Houko voicing the “mom” character on Benikawa’s airboat. I’m always happy to see her onboard, any time, even if it’s an unusual role. She gets some lines in this episode.
And so did our other mom, Akiyuki’s. Her exchange with Haru was pretty touching but too bad it was really too short to go anywhere. And Akiyuki’s dad.
Not to spoil anymore, I’ll just say that you-know-who is not dead, there’s a reason why the military guy from the second episode is from Senkan island which is the reason why Akiyuki’s from Senkan island. And that sounds like Talho? Our war hero is humble! At least at a first glance.
I hate posting crappy caps. I should set myself a hard limit. And Bones need to set itself a hard limit on pandering shots of Benikawa.
She’s a Massugu-Go!! kind of a person.
Well, she’s not the only one who can use a projectile weapon.
Oh, yes, this is the monster of the week. Just so you know. And as expected our action heroine/druid/Nausicaa, with her captain, dispatches the murderer of Steve Irwin.
And as usual Xam’d dishes up some for the mainstream audience too, besides the action scenes and mechanical designs.
It turns into a ball. With a face.
I want to kick it.
I’m still enjoying Xam’d, enough to pay for episode 3 rented. Maybe I will enjoy it enough (still got like 20 hours left! LOL) to get episode 4. I’m just waiting for a point where it’s sufficiently boring and predictable to call it and start the wait for home video release. But it hasn’t come yet.
Roger that, crotch is locked and loaded!
/golfclap
I lol’d long and hard at this post. It almost makes me want to watch it…I’m feeling too lazy to check what studio worked on it but it looks very Bones-esque, which to my mind is a good thing despite the obvious fan service putting me off a bit.
It is BONES.
And I play up the fanservice element because, well, it’s funny. I assure you the actual anime, unlike my portrayal of it, has very little fanservice. It’s like how Eureka 7 is; you have Talho…and you stop having Talho.
>>I’m just waiting for a point where it’s sufficiently boring and predictable to call it and start the wait for home video release. But it hasn’t come yet.
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
^accidentally can be taken many ways >_<
>dispatches the murderer of Steve Irwin.
Ha. My first thought was of E7’s Skyfish, but I spent most of the episode just randomly drawing parallels.
Skyfish don’t have those…tails. I thought it was the most alarming feature.
There’s nothing wrong with a lil’ bit of shameless fanservice!
>.>
>despite the obvious fan service putting me off a bit.
Her feet are indeed over-kill.