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{{WikiNav|wiki thumb = X Wiki Thumb.jpg|wiki url = xtvclamp|wiki name = X/1999}} {{Series infobox |series = |image = [[File:X Vol.1.jpg|250px]] |genre = Drama, Action, Romance, Apocalyptic |publisher = Kadokawa Shoten <small>(JP)</small><br> Madman Entertainment <small>(AUS)</small><br> Viz Media <small>(NA)</small> |demographic = Shojo |magazine = Monthly Asuka |volumes = 18 |director = Yoshiaki Kawajiri |producer = Masao Maruyama, Joichi Mizuno, Michiko Suzuki, Shinji Komori |writer = Yuki Enatsu |composer = Naoki Sato |studio = Madhouse |licensor = |network = WOWOW <small>(JP)</small><br> Animax <small>(ZA)</small><br> Encore Action <small>(NA)</small> |run = |episodes = 24 |kanji = エックス |series name = X |romanji = Ekkusu|english = X/1999 |a image = [[File:X Anime Profile.jpg|250px]] |month date, year = May 1992 – March 2003 |tvpublisher = Siren Visual <small>(AUS)</small><br> Funimation <small>(NA)</small><br> MVM Films <small>(UK)</small> |anime m d, yr = October 3, 2001 – March 27, 2002 |num film = 1 |num ova = 1}} {{PTT|Japanese = X|Romanji/Hepburn = Ekkusu|English Translation = エックス}} known as '''''X/1999''''' in North-America, is [[CLAMP]]'s foray into apocalyptic fiction. It combines elements from various end-of-the-world scenarios, both secular and religious, with its own mythos. == Story == The story takes place at the end of days, in the year 1999. The series follows Kamui Shirou, a young esper who returns home to Tokyo after a six-year absence to face his destiny as "the one who will determine humanity's fate". The series is intended for a female audience, so X is drawn in the ornate style characteristic of shojo manga but with the emphasis on moral conflict and gruesome violence expected of seinen works. The story is influenced by the works of Go Nagai and Kyokutei Bakin. The unfinished series spans 18 collected volumes and five uncollected chapters. The manga was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Asuka from May 1992, until the magazine's editors showed concern with the increasingly violent stories and stopped publishing it on March 2003. ''X'' has since been translated into English, Portuguese, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Polish and Spanish and adapted into a series of audio dramas, an animated feature film and television series. == Plot == The events takes place in 1999. The end of the world is fast approaching as superhuman individuals gather and take sides in the city of Tokyo, the battle site of Armageddon. The key player in this day of reckoning is Kamui Shiro, a young man who returns home to Tokyo after a six-year absence to protect those dearest to him, Kotori and Fuuma Monou, and fulfill his mother's dying wish. Unbeknownst to the three friends, Kamui and Fuuma are destined to fight each other during the end of the world. The first half of the series focuses on the gathering of the soldiers in the final battle and culminates with Kotori's death at the hands of her brother Fūma, sealing Kamui's choice as the protector of mankind and Fūma's place as his foil. The second half follows Kamui as he grows into his role as savior while the world moves along toward its inevitable destruction. The story is Kamui's heroic journey, where the narrative places an emphasis on his choices and how they affect the world around him as he attempts to reconcile his dual destinies. == Characters == {{Character infocell|name = Kamui Shirou|image = [[File:X Kamui Shirou Manga.jpg|180px]]|age = TBA|gender = Male|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND, CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2|summary = A powerful esper believed to be the one who holds the key to the fate of the world. He never knew his father and was raised only by his mother, Touru of the Magami Clan.|j name = 司狼 神威|r name = Shirō Kamui|j voice = Kenichi Suzumura|e voice = Steve Cannon}} {{Character infocell|image = [[File:X Kotori Monou Manga.jpg|180px]]|age = TBA|gender = Female|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2|name = Kotori Monou|summary = A child of the Togakushi Shrine. She was raised by her father, Kyougo after her mother, Saya died under mysterious circumstances. Her friendship with Kamui stems from a promise the three made as children: to always protect one another.|j name = 桃生 小鳥|r name = Monou Kotori|j voice = Mamiko Noto|e voice = Michelle Ruff}} {{Character infocell|name = Fuuma Monou|gender = Male|summary = A child of the Togakushi Shrine. He was raised alongside Kotori. The his friendship with Kamui stems from a promise the three made as children: to always protect one another.|image = [[File:X Fuuma Monou Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 桃生 封真|r name = Monou Fūma|age = TBA|j voice = Junichi Suwabe|e voice = Crispin Freeman|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND}} {{Character infocell|name = Subaru Sumeragi|image = [[File:X Subaru Sumeragi Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 皇 昴流|r name = Sumeragi Subaru|age = TBA|gender = Male|cameo = Tokyo Babylon, CLAMP IN WONDERLAND, CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2|j voice = Tomokazu Sugita|e voice = Dave Wittenberg}} {{Character infocell|name = Sorata Arisugawa|image = [[File:X Sorata Arisugawa Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 有洙川 空汰|r name = Arisugawa Sorata|age = TBA|gender = Male|j voice = Mitsuaki Madono|e voice = Tony Oliver|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2}} {{Character infocell|name = Arashi Kishu|image = [[File:X Arashi Kishu Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 鬼咒 嵐|r name = Kishū Arashi|age = TBA|gender = Female|j voice = Ryoka Yuzuki|e voice = Lia Sargent|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2}} {{Character infocell|name = Seiichiro Aoki|image = [[File:X Seiichiro Aoki Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 蒼軌 征一狼|r name = Aoki Seiichirō|age = TBA|gender = Male|j voice = Toshiyuki Morikawa|e voice = Steven Blum|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND}} {{Character infocell|name = Karen Kasumi|image = [[File:X Karen Kasumi Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 夏澄 火煉|r name = Kasumi Karen|age = TBA|gender = Female|j voice = Yōko Sōmi|e voice = Wendee Lee|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND, CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2}} {{Character infocell|name = Yuzuriha Nekoi|image = [[File:X Yuzuhira Nekoi Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 猫依 護刃|r name = Nekoi Yuzuriha|age = TBA|gender = Female|j voice = Kumi Sakuma|e voice = Philece Sampler|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND, CLAMP IN WONDERLAND2}} {{Character infocell|name = Yuuto Kigai|image = [[File:X Yuto Kigai Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 麒飼 遊人|r name = Kigai Yūto|age = TBA|gender = TBA|j voice = Michiaki Furuya|e voice = Ezra Weisz}} {{Character infocell|name = Satsuki Yatoji|image = [[File:X Satsuki Yatoji Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 八頭司 颯姫|r name = Yatōji Satsuki|age = TBA|gender = Female|j voice = Houko Kuwashima|e voice = Karen Strassman|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND}} {{Character infocell|name = Seishirou Sakurazuka|image = [[File:X Seishirou Sakurazuka Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 桜塚 星史郎|r name = Sakurazuka Seishirō|age = TBA|gender = Male|j voice = Otoya Kawano|e voice = Dave Mallow}} {{Character infocell|name = Nataku|image = [[File:X Nataku Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 那吒|r name = Nataku|age = TBA|gender = N/A|j voice = Motoko Kumai|e voice = Mona Marshall|cameo = CLAMP IN WONDERLAND}} {{Character infocell|name = Kakyou Kuzuki|image = [[File:X Kakyo Kuzuki Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 玖月 牙暁|r name = Kuzuki Kakyō|age = TBA|gender = Male|j voice = Yuji Ueda|e voice = Terrence Stone}} {{Character infocell|name = Kusanagi Shiyuu|image = [[File:X Kusanagi Shiyu Manga.jpg|180px]]|j name = 志勇 草薙|r name = Shiyū Kusanagi|age = TBA|gender = TBA|j voice = Masaki Aizawa|e voice = Jamieson Price}} == Publication == ''X'' began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Asuka on May of 1992. Publishing the series proved troublesome on account of its subject matter. As the series portrays earthquakes as a sign of the end times, the motif became a point of contention after the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995. Following letters from concerned readers, the manga was temporarily pulled from Kadokawa's magazine. After the murder of eleven year old, Jun Hase in 1997, the attention shifted to X's gruesome imagery and the series was pulled once again. Serialization stopped on March 2003. The editors of Monthly Asuka were concerned with the increasingly violent stories and, rather than censoring themselves, the artists opted for a hiatus. Columnist John Oppliger, however, is of the persuasion the members of Clamp do not have a clear ending in mind and, contractual obligations notwithstanding, the rumored dispute should not impede publishing the remaining chapters. The series is divided into seven story arcs: # "The Beginning" (嚆矢, Kōshi) volume 1-2 # "The Seven Stars" (七曜, Shichiyō) volume 3-6 # "The Holy Sword" (神剣, Shinken) volume 7-8 # "Kamui" (神威, "Kamui") volume 9 # "The Dreamgazer" (夢見, Yumemi) volume 10 # "Kekkai" (結界, "Kekkai") volume 11-16 # "The End" (終末, Shūmatsu) volume 17- Starting in volume seventeen. Volumes five through seventeen of the Japanese release include short stories detailing the individual backgrounds of the Dragons of Heaven and Earth. On September 26, 2006, Kadokawa Shoten published CLAMP Newtype Platinum, a special CLAMP edition of Newtype Magazine. The issue includes the "X 18.5" supplement, a re-print of five previously uncollected chapters. The series is expected to reach twenty-one volumes upon completion. The North American version of the manga, retitled ''X/1999'', was serialized in Viz Media's ''Animerica Extra'' and released in graphic novel form under the Shojo imprint. ''Chuang Yi'' handles distribution of the English language version in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. The series has also been translated into Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Polish and Spanish. [[Category:Manga]] [[Category:Manga of 1990]] [[Category:Works]] [[Category:Unfinished Works]]
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