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X (エックス, Ekkusu), an early work of the hit all-female manga-ka group CLAMP, details the apocalypse in a very literal adaptation of the Book of Revelation. The first chapter of the manga originally appeared in the May 1992 issue of Monthly Asuka. The manga has yet to be completed, but it has been adapted into a movie (X/1999 or X: The Destiny War) and an anime TV series. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1028x1493, 30 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Asuka (月刊), also known as Monthly Asuka, is a monthly Japanese shojo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, aimed primarily at young girls, but with some crossover into young male audiences. ...
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Mokona Mokona (ã‚‚ã“㪠Mokona) is a member of the all-female manga-creating team CLAMP. She is the lead artist on the team, the colourist, and in charge of composition. ...
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The manga is published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten under the Monthly Asuka line. In North America, Viz Communications publishes it in English under the name X/1999. In Singapore, it is called X and is published in English by Chuang Yi, while Australia received both the American version X/1999 and the Singapore's X. It is now published in Italy by Planet Manga. Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. ...
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In what was believed to be due to a dispute between CLAMP and the editors of Asuka, the manga was put on hiatus in Japan as of March 2003. Supposedly, Asuka felt the series was becoming too violent, however, CLAMP were unwilling to change their plans for X 's plotline. As a result, X and Gohou Drug, CLAMP's manga being serialised in Asuka at the time, were put on hold indefinitely. In an interview from PUFF magazine which can be viewed here, CLAMP claims that while it was true Asuka believed the series was getting too violent, the primary reasons for X's hiatus were the Great Hanshin earthquake and the Sakakibara incident, both of which devastated Japan. As X portrays earthquakes as a sign of the end of days and contains depictions of extreme mutilation and decapitation, CLAMP decided it was not the right time to release the ending they had planned. It has been rumoured that X will start again in the Summer of 2006, though why Gohou Drug was pulled has yet to be explained. CLAMP is a team of women who create manga. ...
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Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. - For a list of episodes of the series, see List of X episodes.
The story is set in Tōkyō. Six people, all possessing magical powers and most of them young people raised in temples, converge in the city. They are prepared to do battle as six of the "Seven Seals," the "Dragons of Heaven," to save the human race against a rival group (the "Seven Angels" or "Dragons of Earth") who wish to destroy the human race in order to reverse the devastation of the environment. This article about X/1999 is part of the X/1999 group of articles. ...
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天(ã¦ã‚“) ã® é¾(ã‚Šã‚…ã†) The Dragons Of Heaven Ten No RyÅ« The Dragons of Heaven 七(ãªãªã¤) ã® å°(ãµã†) å°(ã„ã‚“) The Seven Seals Nanatsu No FÅ«in In the manga series X created by the popular mangaka circle CLAMP, the Dragons of Heaven are a group of seven individuals who are fated to stand against the Dragons of Earth...
地(ã¡) ã® é¾(ã‚Šã‚…ã†) The Dragons Of Earth Chi No RyÅ« The Dragons of Earth (with ShÅgo) 七(ã—ã¡) 㮠御(ã¿) 使(ã¤ã‹ã„) The Seven Angels Shichi No Mitsukai In the manga series X created by the popular mangaka circle CLAMP, the Dragons of Earth are a group of seven individuals who are fated to stand against the Dragons...
Tōkyō appears to be the nexus of magical energy that protects the human race. It is protected by several barriers, namely buildings such as the Japanese Diet Building and Tōkyō Tower. By defeating each of the Seven Seals and destroying the barrier fields they generate, the Seven Angels intend to destroy the magical protection and thus end the human race. The National Diet of Japan (国会; Kokkai) is Japans legislature. ...
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A seventh young person, Kamui, has been sent to Tōkyō by the last words of his mother, who burns to death in their home in Okinawa. He meets the other members of the Seven Seals. In conferring with Princess Hinoto, a mysterious dreamseer who resides in the Diet Building, Kamui discovers that he must choose whether to become a Dragon of Earth or a Dragon of Heaven. 天(ã¦ã‚“) ã® é¾(ã‚Šã‚…ã†) The Dragons Of Heaven Ten No RyÅ« The Dragons of Heaven 七(ãªãªã¤) ã® å°(ãµã†) å°(ã„ã‚“) The Seven Seals Nanatsu No FÅ«in In the manga series X created by the popular mangaka circle CLAMP, the Dragons of Heaven are a group of seven individuals who are fated to stand against the Dragons of Earth...
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Spoiler warning: Terminology gohÅ dÅji - è·æ³•ç«¥å (literally, child who supports a religious practice) The familiar of a Buddhist practitioner of mikkyÅ, similar in nature to shikigami (used by onmyÅji, like Sumeragi Subaru and Sakurazuka SeishirÅ, and ShintÅ practitioners, like Hinoto) and inugami. ...
After much confusion and soul-searching, he decides to become a Dragon of Heaven, so as to protect the happiness of his childhood friends, Fūma and Fūma's sister Kotori. But he is horrified to discover that Fūma — his "Twin Star" — is "awakened" by his choice into becoming a "second Kamui." Fūma kills his own sister and becomes a Dragon of Earth, whom Kamui must destroy if the human race is to be saved. 地(ã¡) ã® é¾(ã‚Šã‚…ã†) The Dragons Of Earth Chi No RyÅ« The Dragons of Earth (with ShÅgo) 七(ã—ã¡) 㮠御(ã¿) 使(ã¤ã‹ã„) The Seven Angels Shichi No Mitsukai In the manga series X created by the popular mangaka circle CLAMP, the Dragons of Earth are a group of seven individuals who are fated to stand against the Dragons...
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Battles ensue, and a number of the Dragons of Heaven must kill their love interests and otherwise win pyrrhic victories. Fūma destroys them one by one, in deeply ironic and tragic ways, by granting their innermost wishes. It is never really shown why the Dragon of Earth Kamui should be a granter of wishes, but that is clearly his role and ability.
All the Dragons of Heaven are eventually defeated, and their barrier fields fall; likewise, all the Dragons of Earth are put out of the fight — all but Kamui and Fūma. They fight in a great climatic battle at Tōkyō Tower.
Initially, Kamui wishes to defeat Fūma or even kill him, but he fails, because the Shinken will never kill the person its holder wishes to protect. Spoiler warning: Terminology gohÅ dÅji - è·æ³•ç«¥å (literally, child who supports a religious practice) The familiar of a Buddhist practitioner of mikkyÅ, similar in nature to shikigami (used by onmyÅji, like Sumeragi Subaru and Sakurazuka SeishirÅ, and ShintÅ practitioners, like Hinoto) and inugami. ...
All seems lost when Fūma runs Kamui through. However, Kamui has in fact planned this. He cannot wish to kill Fūma—that would never work; instead, he must sustain his original wish of bringing Fūma back. Fūma, as a granter of wishes, cannot prevent Kamui from realizing his true wish: to protect Fūma and the world he lives in. Although Kamui is dead, his wish lives on because he lives on in Fūma's heart. With Kamui dead, Fūma ceases to be a Dragon of Earth. Kamui's barrier field, never before seen, expands over the whole Earth, preserving humankind. Earth is the third planet in the Solar system. ...
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Theatrical Film An X/1999 theatrical film directed by Rintarō was released in Japanese theaters in 1996. Because the manga was less than half complete at the time of the film's conception, many elements of the plot and characters were simplified, and the primary focus of the story became the build up toward the final battle between Kamui and Fūma. As a result of this simplification, most of the characters receive little to no on screen development. Over all, the film is regarded more for its highly artistic fight scenes than its representation of the plot. Rintaro is the pseudonym of Hayashi Shigeyuki (January 22, 1941 - ), a director of anime. ...
In the movie Kamui kills Fūma and all the Dragons of Heaven and Earth die before the final fight. The dreamseer Kuzuki Kakyō is removed, either because he had not been fully introduced in the manga or his character's abilities were too static for duration of the film. In any case, he is replaced by Asagi Shōgo, a water master (Kigai Yūto's ability to control water had not been revealed in the manga yet, so there is no conflict of abilities in the movie between the characters). It is Kamui who kills Fūma by breaking Fūma's blade in a swordlock and cutting through Fūma's neck in the process. This leaves Kamui heartbroken as he has lost all whom he's ever cared for, with the symbolic sakura petals flowing in the background. The last line of the movie is "Why? Why did it have to happen this way? Why can't you tell me? Fūma!"
The ending theme, "Forever Love", was composed and performed by the Japanese group X Japan, also commonly referred to as X. X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ...
The X/1999 film received a U.S. theatrical and DVD release in 2001, courtesy of Manga Entertainment. Manga Entertainment is a licensor and distributor of Japanese animation (anime) in the United States and United Kingdom. ...
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Music The soundtrack for the 1996 movie was composed by Shimizu Yasuaki. The ending theme for the movie, Forever Love, was written and performed by X Japan. Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ...
The music for both the TV series and OVA (a.k.a. Episode 00), including the song Sadame (Destiny), was composed by Satō Naoki. The show's title theme "eX-Dream" is performed by the group Myuji and the ending theme "Secret Sorrow" is performed by Koizumi Kōhei. Naoki Sato (ä½è—¤ ç›´ç´€, Satou Naoki) is a Japanese composer and producer who has provided the music for several popular anime series. ...
Notably, famed composer Kanno Yōko composed the music for the X Drama CDs. Yōko Kanno (菅野 よう子 Kanno Yōko) is a famous composer and keyboardist known for her performances and musical scores in anime titles. ...
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