Introduction
107 years ago, the Moon was destroyed in a massive cataclysm that shattered Earth's former satellite into 81 quintillion tons of orbital debris. However, thanks to super-science, the Earth itself was saved and today no one really thinks much about that century-past disaster. Which is why when teenage Haruka Amami auditions for something called the Idolmaster Project, she THINKS she's trying out to be a singing idol. Instead, Haruka finds herself at a secret school run by the Mondenkind Agency, living with a group of other girls who have also been selected as candidates to pilot an iDOL - an advanced robot specifically designed to intercept falling chunks of moon rock. Except, the people who run the Mondenkind Agency aren't exactly knights in shining armor. And then there's the question of whether the iDOLs are really JUST robots. Because from almost the first moment, Haruka starts to feel emotions resonating from within the iDOL called Imber.
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Audience reviews
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As many other reviews are quick to point out, Idolmaster: Xenoglossia has quite a lot of stuff working against it. In fact, I think it has a lot *more* going against it than people seem to give it credit for. I would almost call it cursed!
For starters, the show aired on Mondays from April 03, 2007 to September 25, 2007... At 02:30 in the morning JST. Are you joking? We're talking about a timeslot where, if you were already into the whole 'mecha' thing, you would have to wake up at 08:30 AM on Sundays to catch the new Gurren Lagann, then set your alarm for 02:30 AM Monday to turn on the DVR so you could see whatever this new Idolmaster-meets-Eva thing was all about. Not to mention that if you were more into the cute girls side of the cute-girls-meets-mecha amalgam, then you were already s…
Read at the sourceAsasphinx
Prior to starting this show, I'd been eager to take that first step towards getting into the iDOLM@STER series one day, so of course I ended up here at the very first iDOLM@STER anime. Seeing the mixed reception this specific take on the series has made me all the more curious to watch it myself and I didn't really have too many expectations for it only wanting it to be decent...and I feel safe to say that that is exactly how I ended up feeling about this: it's really decent.
For the Mondenkind girls (Protagonists) we start with: Haruka, Iori, Makoto, Ritsuko, Azusa, Yukiho, & Ami. Yayoi is here too as Haruka's childhood friend, but made unaware of Haruka & her friends being mech pilots.
For the Turiavita girl (Antagonists) we start with: Chihiya.
The first half of this show is for the…
Read at the sourceJennpool
I'm mainly a fan of mecha anime, so never once did I wish to watch an Idolmaster anime. However, when I became aware of Xenoglossia, I decided to give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised. It was a genuinely good mecha anime. The mechanical designs are unique and appealing, supported by supplemental information that lends Xenoglossia more Real Robot credibility than I expected.
I understand now that the cast of Xenoglossia aren't original to this anime, but debuted two years earlier in the original iDOLM@STER arcade game. If these are faithful adaptations of these characters, I can't say, but what I can tell you is that the characters presented here vary between good and great. I can pick out weaker, supporting characters, but I couldn't target any single member as poorly written. The dev…
Read at the sourceotamegane18
I'm using up my first review for this show...
I am someone who enjoys all sorts of shows with idols involved, and as a fan AND player of IDOLM@STER, I wanted to give Xenolgossia a try. First of all I don't normally watch mecha, so my knowledge about them is minimal, to the point I can count with my hands and still have fingers left of the amount of shows that have them I have seen.
When you jump into XENOGLOSSIA as an IDOLMASTER fan, you are prepared for the consequences. Aside from Haruka (which doesn't saves herself too much either, but it is the most intact character) all the character personalities are TWISTED, in the meaning that they aren't what you normally see on the franchise. Do you know Makoto? the one that strives to become girlier and wants to be an IDOL? She is DARN SEXY but…
Read at the sourceSagoro
To tell the truth, I was not expecting much from this anime at all. Judging by all of the reviews and comments that I have seen floating around on the internet, I was prepared for a trainwreck. However I was pleasantly surprised when I was proven wrong.
Xenoglossia's plot is ridiculous, to under-exaggerate. Add robots punching meteors together with Girl x Robot romance, and plot twists thrown left and right, and you get Xenoglossia. However, for a good part of the show - until just a little over half way - we have a story better categorised as a 'slice of life'. Rather, as a 'slice of a mecha pilot's life'. For some people, this may be seen as an euphemism for 'slow', but I digress. These episodes were used extremely well for building up character relationships and personalities. After th…
Read at the sourceMalevolent
STORY: Well, there's not much to say except it was your basic fare. There are some hidden secrets and such, and many of the people are connected in some way. However, while there isn't a problem with this formula, it was executed terribly. Most of the "revelations" weren't surprising, and when you expected something great, it couldn't have been any further from it.
For a mecha anime, there was a surprising lack of action throughout the whole series until the end. When there was action, it was extremely boring. It's almost as if they were saving their budget for the end, and as a result, the ending significantly better than the rest. But still, this is not saying much. There were definitely some plot holes*, or at least events that should not have even happened if the characters had a fra…
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