Getting closer to the end. X is kinda controversal anime. From the one hand it is based on manga, it shows interesting plot, has a lot of different charas, at the same time it proves to be boring, overrated with great, although wasted pottential. X could've been tremendous anime, yet it is just good, nothing more... Hopefully X the Movie is tremendous motion picture but it is the topic for different review. If anyone read X, then watching X TV won't do any harm to you. If one haven't read manga... after watching anime he won't either.... and one more thing, if you don;t like feather (sic!) and fillers as well stay as far away from this title as you can...

The anime was very enjoyable to watch, although I must admit I didn't like it very much the first time I saw it. This could have been to the fact that I was 12-13, whcih says something. I think this anime is better for an older audience, because some of the themes and context is very heavy on the younger viewer. However, I think that if you know your anime and you've seen this, you will have to agree that X is brilliant from the very beginning down to the very end.
Depending on the type of anime, I don't usually find a lesson. This was a dark anime, but one which was also clearly put. It had a bit of Princess Mononoke in it, because the Dragons of Earth were trying to cleanse the planet. This was somewhat of a lesson to us to take better care of it or it might be destroyed one day.

All in all the anime is one of my favourite animes and thanks to the large amout of characters and the fantastic story it’s also very interresting and enjoyable. What is also very good is the fact that you get many informations about the characters (background, their reason to fight, etc.) throughout the series and although Kamui and Fuma are the main characters all other characters get their good moments in the series. Also the story is interresting presented and you don’t know how it will end or what will happen to the characters. One of the drawbacks however is the fact that during the first part of the series they focus strongly on the characters and so the second half seems sometimes a bit too rushed, especially the last four episodes.

Pacing is more or less well played out the whole way through - even though it does start off slow, it gains momentum fairly shortly.

Characters are by far the best part of this; designs, fights, interactions - wonderful! In short; I loved the anime, enough to buy all the dvd's for my own. Character development is stunning; the main character over 24 episodes is transformed from a heartless bastard to a real human being; still with faults, but a human being who cares deeply about the fate of his loved one's and the world nonetheless. This is a series not to be missed as each episode reveals more and more details and gives some information of a certain character.

The series is definitely recommended if you're into any CLAMP works or if you're a sucker for fantasy.

The X 1999 movie left a lot to be desired. Though possessing far superior fight scenes, the magic wasn't as well animated as that of the series, so the only reason to replay the movie would be its action sequences. Add to that the utter graphicness of it (women giving birth to swords and people's heads rolling in a spray of crimson), and you won't want to show this series to anyone under the age of 15.

The movie also possessed an element of utter depression, which (as stated earlier) may cause emotionally unstable people to become suicidal. Not the best thing to watch on a bad day, trust me.

Thus, X/1999's movie is a must-watch, but I wouldn't go so far as to purchase the series...