The episodes from X anime TV series are based on Clamp's manga with the same name. The series was produced by Madhouse and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, being first announced on October 18, 2000. The story takes place at the end of days, in the year 1999. The series follows Kamui Shirō, a young esper who returns home to Tokyo after a six-year absence to face his destiny as the one who will determine humanity's fate. In anticipation to the series premiere, X: An Omen (エックス - 前兆, Ekkusu - Yochō?) was released direct-to-DVD on August 25, 2001. Written and directed by Kawajiri, "An Omen" tells the story of the upcoming battles through the prophecies of Kakyō Kuzuki, dreamgazer for the Dragon of Earth, and acts as primer for viewers not familiar with Clamp's manga. The series premiered October 3, 2001 on WOWOW satellite television and finished on March 27, 2002, totaling twenty-four episodes. A total of twelve DVD volumes from the series, each containing two episodes, were r...