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X #5
X (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 5
Reads R to L (Japanese Style). X, the epic series from CLAMP, is now available in this deluxe collector’s edition. The pages have been recomposed in the original right-to-left reading order and restored to the highest quality. Each volume contains three of the original graphic novels, along with gorgeous, full-color illustrations never before published outside Japan!
Duality is a fact of Kamui’s prophecy-driven life, but he’s not the only one—as the battle between the Dragons of Heaven and the Dragons of Earth heats up, the warriors begin to realize who their opposite numbers are. The members on both sides of the conflict all have their reasons for wanting to save the world or destroy it, and the greatest of those is love. For the sake of loved ones long lost, and of those still living, decisions are made that will move heaven and earth.
Duality is a fact of Kamui’s prophecy-driven life, but he’s not the only one—as the battle between the Dragons of Heaven and the Dragons of Earth heats up, the warriors begin to realize who their opposite numbers are. The members on both sides of the conflict all have their reasons for wanting to save the world or destroy it, and the greatest of those is love. For the sake of loved ones long lost, and of those still living, decisions are made that will move heaven and earth.
538 pages, Paperback
First published February 18, 2014
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Clamp
754 books3,157 followersŌkawa Nanase 大川七瀬
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.
In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.
In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.
In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.
In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.
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July 26, 2013
I will try to keep the fangirling to a minimum, and just say that I love CLAMP. Their style pretty much defined 90's shoujo, all sharp angles and impossibly big eyes, and they got away with it because of their merciless plots. NOBODY is safe in a CLAMP manga, and this volume presents the death of another major character. They also draw some absolutely incredible landscapes...these sweeping, two page panoramics that hardly any mangakas even attempt any more. Beautiful!
Epic and heart wrenching as always! ^_^
Side note - this translation continues to be far and away superior to the previous one. It's awesome to see the story in its original form, as it was meant to be read.
Epic and heart wrenching as always! ^_^
Side note - this translation continues to be far and away superior to the previous one. It's awesome to see the story in its original form, as it was meant to be read.
July 31, 2018
Read: 07/13/18
Sadly I had to return this to the library before I could finish my review, so the particulars of this volume elude me, BUT this is the volume that made me cry HARD for the first time this re-read.
I know where this all goes, but still, I cry all the time.
Sadly I had to return this to the library before I could finish my review, so the particulars of this volume elude me, BUT this is the volume that made me cry HARD for the first time this re-read.
I know where this all goes, but still, I cry all the time.
September 18, 2019
The plot is now progressing fast and the character developments are getting more nuanced.
August 15, 2018
STOP BREAKING MY FAVOURITE WOOBIES! The action is definitely ramping up as more of Tokyo gets destroyed, and the "good guys" are getting their asses kicked. Plus, as always, EPIC SPLASH PAGE UPON EPIC SPLASH PAGE! This story really should be shorter, or have more urgency...
January 12, 2019
Aghhhh
April 2, 2019
Beautiful art, beautiful story, check it out.
December 13, 2021
Nostalgia reread continues! Much dramatic prettiness and violence and angst.
January 12, 2022
inuki :)
September 15, 2019
This has probably been my least favorite in the series so far. It was dark and a bit gruesome at times but it's clearly leading up to the final volume. I honestly have no idea what's going to happen...
July 23, 2013
man i really don't like kamui!fuuma
he's such an awful predatory mean spirited person
yeah i know. duh.
it's just his shtick really bothers me because he tries to play it like it isn't monstrously evil
i'm just granting your wish! if you want to live i won't murder you!
and like. THERE'S A CHOICE INVOLVED IN THAT
because you know what? suicidality is not about wanting to die, it's about not wanting to live
and there's a difference okay, because when someone doesn't want to live anymore it's because something is making their life unbearable and they can't see any other way to make it stop
and instead of being like your wish is for this to stop hurting! let me help you with whatever's hurting you! this dude kills them
EVIL
and on top of that he frikkin destroys cities, don't pretend like everyone in tokyo wants to die k!fuuma, you know very well they do not
ugh. i just hate villains that try to pretend there's some moral ambiguity to their actions when there isn't. like no, stop lying to yourself, what you're doing is unjustifiable and is made more horrific by your attempts to convince your victims it's their fault
on a completely different note i am not sure how i feel about the number of people in this volume who said killing people is wrong because others would grieve them
i mean aside from me thinking there's an argument to be made for the intrinsic value of human life, like an utterly unloved person still deserves to live, it just seems like a strange argument to put forward to satsuki?
if murder doesn't strike her as wrong i don't see why causing grief would
this manga has a very strange moral universe
3 stars
he's such an awful predatory mean spirited person
yeah i know. duh.
it's just his shtick really bothers me because he tries to play it like it isn't monstrously evil
i'm just granting your wish! if you want to live i won't murder you!
and like. THERE'S A CHOICE INVOLVED IN THAT
because you know what? suicidality is not about wanting to die, it's about not wanting to live
and there's a difference okay, because when someone doesn't want to live anymore it's because something is making their life unbearable and they can't see any other way to make it stop
and instead of being like your wish is for this to stop hurting! let me help you with whatever's hurting you! this dude kills them
EVIL
and on top of that he frikkin destroys cities, don't pretend like everyone in tokyo wants to die k!fuuma, you know very well they do not
ugh. i just hate villains that try to pretend there's some moral ambiguity to their actions when there isn't. like no, stop lying to yourself, what you're doing is unjustifiable and is made more horrific by your attempts to convince your victims it's their fault
on a completely different note i am not sure how i feel about the number of people in this volume who said killing people is wrong because others would grieve them
i mean aside from me thinking there's an argument to be made for the intrinsic value of human life, like an utterly unloved person still deserves to live, it just seems like a strange argument to put forward to satsuki?
if murder doesn't strike her as wrong i don't see why causing grief would
this manga has a very strange moral universe
3 stars
August 9, 2013
I read a preview of this from VIZ on Edelweiss, in exchange for a review. It was one volume in length instead of 3 volumes, so I assume it was Vol.13, the first volume of this omnibus.
This was a quick read, very action-packed, and I didn't really carry much away from it. Except that I didn't like the time when it seemed like Inuki died. But, as usual CLAMP's art was magnificent, leaving you wanting more.
This was a quick read, very action-packed, and I didn't really carry much away from it. Except that I didn't like the time when it seemed like Inuki died. But, as usual CLAMP's art was magnificent, leaving you wanting more.
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