X, also known as X/1999 is a Japanese anime based on the manga created by CLAMP. The series was produced by Madhouse and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, director of Wicked City, Ninja Scroll and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
In anticipation to the series premiere, X: An Omen (エックス - 前兆) was released direct-to-DVD on August 25, 2001. It was written and directed by Kawajiri. The series premiered October 3, 2001 on WOWOW satellite television and finished on March 27, 2002, totaling twenty-four episodes.
The series was first licensed in North America by Pioneer Entertainment in March 2002. Geneon collected the series and the OVA in a total of eight DVD volumes released between September 24, 2002 and November 25, 2003. In September 2009, FUNimation Entertainment announced that it had acquired the rights to the anime series and OVA. They were re-released them in a DVD box it on June 15, 2010 using the original Geneon dubbing for the English-language audio track.
The music for the series was composed by Naoki Satō with two original soundtracks being released. The TV series uses two theme songs: "eX Dream" by Masatoshi Nishimura is used as the opening theme, while "Secret Sorrow" by Kohei Koizumi is used as the ending theme.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Characters | |||
| Kamui Shirou | Kenichi Suzumura | Steve Staley | |
| ¿? | Brianne Siddall (young) | ||
| Fūma Monou | Junichi Suwabe | Crispin Freeman | |
| Secondary Characters | |||
| Subaru Sumeragi | Tomokazu Sugita | Dave Wittenberg | |
| Seishirō Sakurazuka | Otoya Kawano | Dave Mallow | |
| Seiichirō Aoki | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Steve Blum | |
| Princess Hinoto | Aya Hisakawa | Bridget Hoffman | |
| Yūto Kigai | Michiaki Furuya | Ezra Weisz | |
| Kusanagi Shiyū | Masaki Aizawa | Jamieson Price | |
| Satsuki Yatōji | Hōko Kuwashima | Karen Strassman | |
| Arashi Kishū | Ryōka Yuzuki | Lia Sargent | |
| Kanoe | Kaho Kōda | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | |
| Kotori Monou | Mamiko Noto | Michelle Ruff | |
| Nataku | Motoko Kumai | Mona Marshall | |
| Kakyō Kuzuki | Yūji Ueda | Terrence Stone | |
| Sorata Arisugawa | Mitsuaki Madono | Tony Oliver | |
| Yuzuriha Nekoi | Kumi Sakuma | Philece Sampler | |
| Karen Kasumi | Yoko Soumi | Wendee Lee | |
| Minor Characters | |||
| Stargazer | ¿? | Tom Wyner | |
| Old Sumeragi Clanswoman | Hiroko Suzuki | Barbara Goodson | |
| Kamui's Teacher | ¿? | Tony Schnur | |
| Tokiko Magami | Misa Watanabe | Philece Sampler | |
| Daisuke Saiki | Kishō Taniyama | Richard Cansino | |
| ¿? | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (young) | ||
| Hokuto Sumeragi | Satsuki Yukino | Julie Ann Taylor | |
| Tōru Magami | Kikuko Inoue | ||
| Kyougo Monou | Kōji Ishii | Michael McConnohie | |
| Monk | ¿? | Steve Kramer | |
Additional Voices[]
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneon Entertainment | 2002-2003 | 
|
The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States | 
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| 8 Volumes | ||||||
| 2005 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 2 Volumes | ||||||
| 2006 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 5 Volumes | ||||||
| FUNimation Entertainment | 2010 | The Complete Series | ||||
| 4 Discs | ||||||
| 2012 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 4 Discs | ||||||
| 2014 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 4 Discs | ||||||