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Venting over, now on with the gushing. This volume has everything that makes the X TV series great, multiplied by three. Each episode is jam-packed with great visuals, beautiful music, amazing action, hope, dispair, sadness, joy, defeat, victory, love, betrayal, redemption, and some of the most wonderful characters to ever grace an anime series. Did this volume answer every question and tie everything up nice and neat for us? No. In fact in some ways I have even more questions than before. But it did bring what I consider emotionally and thematically satisfying (though heart wrenching)resolution to all of the major characters and story arcs. If you're a fan of X TV, and why would you be reading this if you're not, then this volume will knock you out. The biggest question I have now is where can I get another anime series that compares to X (I need my fix!)?

All Good Things...
This is the last volume in what has been a remarkable retelling of Clamp's original manga series. The final apocalypse has come, and the two Kamui's (Kamui and Fuma) must face each other to decide the fate of mankind and the earth. Building to this final struggle are a series of battles between the Dragons of Earth and Heaven. Betrayal and counter betrayal crisscross until only these last two, the bearers of the dual aspects of the divine shinken, retain their powers.

I've been looking forward to this DVD for some time. The original film completely bobbled the story from the manga, creating more confusion than anything else. This series has managed to capture the essence of the manga, even while carving out creative ground for itself. I wanted to see how the grim build to the finale and the finale upsurge as the last, true message of the story was delivered. I can honestly say that director Yoshiaki Kawajiri has exceeded my own expectations. While many great series have seen release in the U.S. this year, X is the closest to that indefinable perfection that anime strives for.

The story managed to retain its focus on Kamui's struggle with destiny and fate while polishing each of the characters on both sides of the conflict. My worst criticism is that Fuma, Kamui's twin star, is painted too darkly. While the Dragons of Earth believe that humanity must be destroyed if the Earth is to be saved, I feel that they should be frightening, but not black hearted or evil. Of course, this is a quibble. Kawajiri has chosen to highlight the dramatic difference between the sides, which enhances the impact of the end. I certainly can't say that his interpretation of Fuma was a failure.

Unlike many other series who have shifted to Kabbalistic, Christian, Aztec, or other symbolisms to create an esoteric atmosphere, Kawajiri (and Clamp) have always depended on roots in Japanese mythic and occult processes. This gives the elements of the story a sense of belonging which is often missing when the spiritual layer is only a thin veneer. In any case, the story, acting, art, and music are all superb, with nothing being spared to make this a landmark production.

Great series but why such a dumb ending?
I loved the whole series it was great, the characters were all interesting. The only thing that angered me was that they built up this whole final battle thing and when it finally happened it was all of like 1 minute. Also it was one of those typical anime type endings with all the emotional you are in my heart along with this dead person and that dead person type of talk and suddenly the bad guys are defeated. Give me a break I want a real ending for once in an anime. All complaints about the ending aside this series was awesome.