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Kamui Shirou and Fuuma Monou have been best friends ever since they were kids. Fate, however, separates them when Fuuma's mother died under a mysterious circumstances. Fast forward, 6 years... See full summary »

Stars:

Ken'ichi Suzumura, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Ryôka Yuzuki

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ken'ichi Suzumura	...	Kamui Shirô 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Jun'ichi Suwabe	...	Fûma Monô 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Ryôka Yuzuki	...	Arashi Kishyu / ... 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Crispin Freeman	...	Fûma Monô 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Wendee Lee	...	Karen Kasumi 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Dave Mallow	...	Seishirô Sakurazuka 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Mona Marshall	...	Girl / ... 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Bob Papenbrook	...	Kanoe's Boss 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Jamieson Price	...	Additional Voices / ... 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Michelle Ruff	...	Kotori Monô 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Philece Sampler	...	Tokiko Magami / ... 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Lia Sargent	...	Arashi Kishû 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Tony Schnur	...	Fisherman / ... 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Steve Staley	...	Kamui Shirô 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Terrence Stone	...	Gang Member / ... 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Karen Strassman	...	Satsuki Yatouji / ... 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Julie Ann Taylor	...	Hokuto Sumeragi / ... 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Dave Wittenberg	...	Basketball Player / ... 25 episodes, 2001-2002
Barbara Goodson	...	Maid / ... 23 episodes, 2001-2002

Storyline

Kamui Shirou and Fuuma Monou have been best friends ever since they were kids. Fate, however, separates them when Fuuma's mother died under a mysterious circumstances. Fast forward, 6 years later, a 16 year old Kamui has now returned to Tokyo with the intention of facing his 'destiny'. Little does he know that his destiny will collide with that of his best friend's

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Plot Keywords:

older actors younger roles | based on comic book | fate | angel | based on manga | 

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Taglines:

Two sides. Two choices. One future.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Pioneer Animation's website X - Clamp [Japan] (Japanese)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

24 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

X

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min (24 episodes)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Like other CLAMP anime and manga productions, X contains crossover references to other works by the group. Specifically, Subaru, Hokuto and Seishiro come from Tokyo Babylon, while the CLAMP campus originated in CLAMP Campus Detectives.

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Quotes

Kamui Shirô: [after Sorata talked about Kamui's mother] You came to Tokyo to die!

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Connections

Remake of X (1996)

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Soundtracks

Secret Sorrow
by Kohei Koizumi

User Reviews

Awful theme song, brilliant series

Two months ago, I'd have told you that I despised anime, because two months ago I was under the heavily mistaken impression that all anime was "Dragonball Z" and "DigiMon". Having recently viewed all 24 episodes of "X", I was clearly mistaken. This was the first series I have ever seen about which I have had nothing serious to criticize.

Once one gets past the absolutely godawful, mood-killing, schmalzy theme songs at the beginning and end of each episode, one discovers immensely complex characters and plot lines. Our hero is 16-year-old Shirou Kamui, your very untypical high school sophomore. He's quiet, bitter, has no family left, and he doesn't know or particularly care that he's supposed to decide the fate of the world. This is beginning to sound cheesy, but surprisingly enough, it's not. Basically, we have two opposing sides - the Seven Seals, who are fighting to preserve the world and contain everyone from a hyper 14-year-old to a devout Christian woman who happens to be a prostitute, and the Seven Angels, the "bad guys" who really aren't that bad - they may be fighting for the destruction of Planet Earth, but they're likable and very human. Kamui comes in because he's the only one of this group who gets to choose which side he wants to be on. And it only really begins to matter when he realizes that his two best friends are going to be affected by this.

Kamui (and everyone else) are your standard shoujo posterboys - gentle, selfless, and (as Arisugawa Sorata, one of the primary players in this apocalyptic game comments) ridiculously attractive. But at the same time, they are characters anyone can relate too. The animation is gorgeous, and the non-theme music is actually pretty good. The series also features a trench-coat-clad young medium named Sumeragi Subaru, who seems not to have a personality. He is, in reality, one of the most complex characters ever created. For more on him, read the Tokyo Babylon manga.

If you're skeptical, that's understandable - I was. Now, I'm giving this fascinating series 10/10.