Synopsis
Two groups of supernaturally powered warriors begin a prophetic battle to shape the future- a clash that will rock the foundations of the planet! The Dragons of Earth swear to purge humanity from the world, while the Dragons of Heaven are the last hope of all mankind. One young man holds the key to Earth’s destiny.
Review
I give all the credit I can to the all female group, CLAMP, their works are some of the most impressive. The anime titled X has always been a mystery to me, ever since the earlier release of X the movie. I had doubts on X the TV series, because of X the movie. That was a while ago. And the title X has once again appeared, this time a TV series that’d surely rock your telebi (television).
The moment you put this DVD on your disc tray and in the DVD player. Prepare yourself for one hell of a ride. Episode 0: An Omen is an introduction to what’s about to happen in the future of X. After seeing just volume one, I began to finally acknowledge the world of X. The characters’ background are revealed, which definitely helped me in understanding the story and Episode 0 kind of explained the situation so it’s hard to not understand X anymore :P. Anyways, in volume one we have the main character Kamui who hasn’t been awaken yet. Although he has the powers he doesn’t know what his destiny is. Then we have his other self, which will be Fuma Monou, an old friend of Kamui’s. He of course will be his nemesis later on the show.
The Dragons of Heaven and the Dragons of Earth fight for what they believe in. The Dragons of Heaven believe in that the world they live in now shouldn’t be altered in anyway, because it’s the world where the inhabitants and their loved ones live. The Dragons of Earth however believe the complete opposite, which is the world isn’t ideal. In order to make an ideal world, they will destroy the current and start a new one. I don’t think I was paying much attention when I was watching X the movie. How can I not catch the two clan’s intentions! And that must have lead to my dislike of X the movie.
So far X TV is pretty interesting. The characters, the story and the action were all very well done. CLAMP CLAMP CLAMP, looks like CLAMP has done it again!
The Breakdown
I love CLAMP! ^_^;; Had nothing much more to type out after all that you’ve read hehe
» The Pros
The story is much more understandable than X the movie. There are character developments, and the idea of two dueling clans that will determine the future of Earth is just exciting! The X soundtrack is also stupendous!
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» The Cons
Is this a prequel or a sequel? If it was a prequel, then where did Hinoto get the divine sword when in the movie it was inside Kamui's mother and Kamui's mother died not so long ago in the TV series. She didn't leave Kamui with a divine sword, and that's why he's looking for the divine sword... and it goes on. That's probably the only point I'm fusing over, other than that X TV is a fine product.
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» Animation
10 |
Mad House never fails to amaze, the fight scenes are done with bigger explosions and the characters are detailed. |
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» Sound
10 |
The X TV sound track is very enjoyable. The orchestra X theme and the ending theme song at the end of Episode 0 are smooth and gives a calm feeling to me. |
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» Story
9 |
Definitely X TV has made me understand X more. If X TV can do that, I don't think the story is weak. I'm the type of person that is hard in the head :P (knuckle head :/) |
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» Recommend
9 |
I wasn't an X fan at all!!! Even knowing that, I gambled on X TV, and thankfully it was a good bet that I put on X TV. I really believe that if you didn't get (as in acknowledge) the movie much, try this series and you should be able to understand more. It was an overall good purchase for me. Even if I didn't like X, the special collector's box is really a collector's item that an Anime fanatic should own!!!! |
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» Other Information
Language: English/Japanese language with English Subtitles
Extras: X OVA (Episode 0), X OVA Trailer, Pioneer Animation Previews and Collectible X Character Guide.
Package: This isn't an ordinary box, probably one of the most detailed boxes that I've seen. The box is covered with paper that looks like leather and has the Dragons of Earth on one side and Dragons of Heaven on the other. Inside the box is volume one of the series. The DVD itself is covered with a limited edition DVD slipcase. The slipcase also has the leathery effect on the paper that it's printed on. When the DVD is taken out it seems as if you're taking out a book, it looks so cool. Once you take off the slipcase, a clear DVD case is revealed and finally the volume one cover art is shown!!! Yay! |
Thursday, August 13, 2026
