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X/1999 (manga)

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[ serialized in [Animerica Extra], spinoff of Tokyo Babylon (manga) ]

Related anime:
    X (movie) (adaptation)
      X (TV) (alternate retelling)
        X OAV (prequel)
    X - X2 double X (OAV) (compilation)

Alternative title:
X
X−エックス− (Japanese)
Genres: drama, supernatural
Themes: apocalyptic
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Plot Summary:
In the year 1999, the Dragons of Heaven and Earth will gather in Tokyo for the final battle for humanity's future. The Earth's future is placed into the hands of a youth named 'Kamui' whom will make a preordained choice, to become a Dragon of Earth and preserve the planet by ending human life or become a Dragon of Heaven and protect humanity from ruin.
The fate of the world is in the hands of a teenage boy named Kamui. He must chose to be on either the dragons of Heaven, a group which wishes to preserve mankind, or the dragons of Earth, the side that wishes to destroy it. The end of the world is near, and he can't escape his destiny.
User Ratings: 250 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 71 votes (sub:24, English:23, dub:14, Spanish:2, raw:2, edit.dub:1, Por.sub:1, German:1, Ger.dub:1, ?:1, Spa.dub:1)
 Excellent: 54 votes (English:24, sub:12, dub:9, ?:2, raw:2, Ger.dub:2, Portuguese:1, raw:1, Por.sub:1)
 Very good: 43 votes (English:19, sub:7, dub:5, ?:4, raw:2, raw:2, Spanish:1, French:1, German:1, Russian:1)
 Good: 40 votes (English:19, dub:7, sub:4, French:3, ?:2, raw:1, Spa.dub:1, Fre.sub:1, Por.sub:1, raw:1)
 Decent: 21 votes (English:8, dub:4, sub:3, raw:2, Portuguese:1, Fre.sub:1, Ger.sub:1, Russian:1)
 So-so: 6 votes (English:3, dub:1, ?:1, sub:1)
 Not really good: 7 votes (English:4, edit.dub:1, Portuguese:1, dub:1)
 Weak: 5 votes (sub:2, ?:1, English:1, French:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (English:1, sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 745 users, rank: #58
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.092 (Very good+.09), std. dev.: 1.8814, rank: #639
Weighted mean: 7.978 (Very good-.02), rank: #837 (seen all: 8.48 / seen some: 7.93 / won't finish: 5.43)
Bayesian estimate: 7.976 (Very good-.02), rank: #363
Number of pages: 184
Volumes:
#01. Prelude
#02. Overture
#03. Sonata
#04. Intermezzo
#05. Serenade
#06. Duet
#07. Rhapsody
#08. Crescendo
#09. Requiem
#10. Fugue
#11. Interlude
#12. Movement
#13. Lament
#14. Concerto
#15. Waltz
#16. Nocturne
#17. Suite
#18. Inversion
Vintage:
1992
2003-09-05 to 2004-11-11 (México)
Releases: We have 60
Official website:
Madman's Official X (Manga) Website
Links: We have 16
Trivia: We have 7
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Comment:
Retitled X/1999 in the U.S. by Viz Media to prevent confusion with a Dark Horse superhero comic book that was also titled X.
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Related releases:
    X/1999 - Movement (GN 12) 2003-10-01 (from $3.34)
    X/1999 - Lament (GN 13) 2004-02-01 (from $6.35)
    X/1999 - Concerto (GN 14) 2004-02-01 (from $5.99)
    X/1999 - Nocturne (GN 16) 2004-10-01 (from $5.99)
    X/1999 - Inversion (GN 18) 2005-05-15 (from $5.78)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Story & Art: CLAMP

Art: Apapa Mokona (CLAMP)

Artistic Assistant: Satsuki Igarashi (CLAMP)

Artistic Direction: Mick Nekoi (CLAMP)

Design: Nanase Ohkawa (CLAMP)

Front Cover Illustration: Apapa Mokona

Story And Script: Nanase Ohkawa (CLAMP)

 (none)
Japanese companies 

Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten

Serialized In: Asuka Comics DX

English staff 
English cast 

Translation: Lillian Olsen

Adaptation: Fred Burke

Cover Design: Hidemi Sahara

Director Of Licensing & Acquisitions: Rika Inouye

Editing:
Annette Roman (1st ed.)
Julie Davis (shojo ed.)
Trish Ledoux (1st ed.)

Editor In Chief: William Flanagan

Graphic Design: Carolina Ugalde

Lettering: Wayne Truman

Managing Editor: Annette Roman

Publisher: Seiji Horibuchi

Senior VP Of Editorial: Hyoe Narita

Senior VP Of Sales & Marketing: Rick Bauer

Touch Up Art: Wayne Truman

 (none)
English companies 

Distributor: Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia & New Zealand)

Licensed by: Viz Media

French staff 
French companies 
(none)
 

Publisher: Editions Tonkam

French cast 
(none)

Spanish cast 
Spanish staff 

Operations Manager: Enrique Espinosa (Grupo Editorial Vid)

Publishing Director: Carlos Francisco Jiménez (Grupo Editorial Vid)

Responsible Editor: Teresa Ponce Torres (Grupo Editorial Vid)

(none)
Spanish companies 

Publisher:
Grupo Editorial Vid (México)
Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Spain)

Italian staff 
Italian cast 

Translation: Ernesto Cellie

 (none)
Italian companies 

Publisher: Panini Comics

German staff 
(none)
German companies 

Publisher: Carlsen Comics

German cast 
(none)
Polish staff 
Polish cast 

Translation: Rafal Rzepka

 (none)
Polish companies 

Publisher: Japonica Polonica Fantastica (JPF) "

Portuguese staff 
Portuguese cast 

Translation:
Arnaldo Oka (Vol 1)
Luiz Octávio Kobayashi (Vol's 2-18)

 (none)
Portuguese companies 

Publisher: JBC

 
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