History YMMV / X1999

* EvilIsSexy: The Dragons of Earth have very attractive members such as Kanoe, Seishirou and Yuuto.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Fuuma Monou after becoming the Dragon of Earth. The anime and movie portrayed him as a sadist who is more willing to destroy humanity while in the manga, he's less fiendish and did spare a few people only because it's their wish to live. According to Kakyou, Fuuma is only granting the people's wishes meaning if a person wants to die, then he would do it. This is also in line with Fuuma's wish which he states that only Kamui can fulfill.

* HoYay: C'mon, it's ''Creator/{{CLAMP}}.'' The most prominent case [[spoiler: Kamui and Fuuma]] survives even as they become enemies. There are other common matchups as well, including Subaru and Kamui (mind penetration and {{Big Brother Mentor}}ship FTW) and Fuuma and Seishirou (mostly for the symmetry, it seems). Seishirou and Subaru are far enough out of subtext and into text that HoYay doesn't really apply anymore.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Fuuma Monou after becoming the Dragon of Earth. The anime and movie portrayed him as a sadist who is more willing to destroy humanity while in the manga, he's less fiendish and did spare a few people only because it's their wish to live. According to Kakyou, Fuuma is only granting the people's wishes meaning if a person wants to die, then he would do it. This is also in line with Fuuma's wish which he states that only Kamui can fulfill.

* MoralEventHorizon: Fuma crosses it [[spoiler: upon murdering his own sister (and VERY bloodily) to set off TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.]]

** Subaru was a Woobie before ''X'' even started, having lost his twin sister [[spoiler: at the hands of their best friend / mutual love interest, Seishirou.]]

* WTHCastingAgency: In the Spanish dub, Aleix Estadella as Nataku and Kusanagi was considered an incredibly bizarre cast choice, especially in the second case, as he is known for playing funny bumbling guys and neither of the two is two miles in range to fit this description.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The TV adaptation (fittingly [[Creator/{{Madhouse}} from the same studio as the movie]]) manages to bring beautiful animation to a 24-episode anime series.
* WTHCastingAgency: Aleix Estadella, who oddly voiced Nataku in the movie, was put to voice Sorata in the Spanish dub of the anime. While this was considered a much more fitting character for him, who specializes in bumbling, comical characters (he voiced [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Jar Jar Binks]], to put a quite illustrative example), some critized the choice for making the character sound just ''too'' silly.

* BrokenBase: Even although most fans prefer the manga and/or anime over the film adaptation, it has its fans due to its grittier, gorgeous animation (some think it is still better than the often OffModel style of the anime), comprised story and emphasis in action (which eliminated the trouble of the KudzuPlot which was quoted as one of the low points of the series) and rotund ending (especially for those who dislike Fuuma).

** Given that ''X/1999'' had been put on hold several times until its official hiatus in 2003 due to mirroring RealLife incidents, fans generally found this understandable; however, Nanase Ohkawa originally mentioned that they would continue the manga when they have a magazine that is willing to publish it. Yet by 2023, decades had passed and CLAMP had gone on to work on a vast number of other manga to completion (''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' and its ''World Chronicle'' sequel, ''Manga/XxxHolic'' and ''[[Manga/{{Kobato}}'', with ''Tsubasa'' notably being more than ''twice as long'' as ''X'' as published) as well as several other projects (''Manga/CardcaptorSakuraClearCard'' most notably, along with ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rei'' and ''Manga/Gate7''), all without word about ''X'' returning. By that point, with decades behind the last release, most fans had accepted that the manga would not be finished and that the "hiatus" had become a quiet cancellation, though some still held out hope for a revival and thought the story should at least be ''concluded'' in some way.

** Given that ''X/1999'' had been put on hold several times until its official hiatus in 2003 due to mirroring RealLife incidents, some people find it understandable; however, Nanase Ohkawa originally mentioned that they would continue the manga when they have a magazine that is willing to publish it, yet it's already been more than a decade and CLAMP have four works in their table (''[[Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Tsubasa World Chronicle]]'', ''[[Manga/XxxHolic ×××HOLiC: Rei]]'', ''[[Manga/LegalDrug Drug and Drop]]'', and ''Manga/CardCaptorSakuraClearCard'' as well as the newer ''Manga/Gate7'') without news about the series. And after they only moved the schedule to put three of them on hiatus, leaving ''Clear Card'' as the only running work, ''X/1999'' fans have given up hope that the manga will ever return at this point.
** The situation is especially unpleasant having in consideration that most fans of ''X/1999'' were unsatisfied enough with the run of the originals ''Tsubasa'' and ''xxxHolic'' to believe that they don't deserve to receive priority for sequels before ''X'' get a freaking conclusion once for all. However, conversely, considering the mixed reception of the endings of ''Tsubasa'' and ''xxxHolic'', you have some fans who do ''not'' want CLAMP to finish ''X/1999'', thinking that they would only ruin it by following the same ending style.

* {{Uke}}: Kamui and Subaru. While it isn't a BL series (and neither is TokyoBabylon), the framing leans very heavily on this.

* Uke: Kamui and Subaru. While it isn't a BL series (and neither is TokyoBabylon), the framing leans very heavily on this.

* TheChrisCarterEffect: The manga remains on hold since 2003. Nanase Ohkawa, the lead writer of CLAMP, mentioned that they're still looking for a magazine willing to publish the remaining chapters. However, a decade had already passed and CLAMP put [[Manga/Gate7 two]] [[Manga/LegalDrug more]] works on hold to work on ''Tsubasa World Chronicle'', which is a continuation of ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'', ''xxxHolic:Rei'' which is also a semi-continuation of ''Manga/{{Xxxholic}}'' and a sequel manga for ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''. Fans of ''X/1999'' are not pleased with this and doubt that the manga will ever continue at this point. It doesn't help that several plot points have been left hanging for more than a decade such as Kamui's "true" wish and most importantly, who wins between the Dragons of Heaven and the Dragons of Earth.
* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Satsuki vastly prefers computers over interacting with other people, and seems to be annoyed when people try to interact with her. She also has a distinct LackOfEmpathy as shown by her interactions with Yuzuriha. Asperger's?

** Poor, ''poor'' Kotori. A lot of shippers see her as an obstacle in the Fuuma/Kamui ship just because she is Kamui's childhood friend.

* EpilepticTrees: Because of the hiatus, many fans keep speculating on Fuuma's and Kamui's true wishes .Most believed that Kamui's wish is either to die by Fuuma's hand or let humanity be destroyed while others think Fuuma's wish is for Kamui's happiness or to free him from the burden of choosing humanity's fate.

* ItWasHisSled: Fuuma becoming the main antagonist is the first thing you will know upon knowing the work. Even worse, you [[LateArrivalSpoiler can actually discover it by simply checking the cover of a DVD of any adaptation.]]

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The manga strays into this in the last chapters. The Dragons of Heaven are in a losing battle [[spoiler:where Yuzuriha suddenly disappeared, Subaru defected to the Dragons of Earth after inheriting Seishirou's job with the belief that he wanted to help Kamui realize his "true" wish and Arashi became a pawn to Hinoto's evil side who is responsible for the mishaps that the group's experiencing. It also turns out that Kamui's "true wish" is not restoring Fuuma back to his original self]]. It doesn't help that the manga went a decade-long hiatus with a Cliffhanger which drove readers mad. Of course, most readers want CLAMP to continue the story. But due to CLAMP's recent works which have poor endings, some care less about it with the fear that the ending is probably be more depressing than the movie.

* Uke: Kamui and Subaru. While it isn't a BL series (and neither is TokyoBabylon), the framing is really heavy on this.

* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass:
** A lot of fans just ''love'' to bash Kotori for being not only an sickly YamatoNadeshiko, but for daring to be emotionally and psychologically damaged after [[spoiler:seeing the birth of the second Shinken]].
** Kamui was HOTLY bashed and loathed by fans for daring to cry and angst over his shitty destiny and [[spoiler:the terrible breaking of his, Kotori and Fuuma's bonds]].
** Yuzuriha, as she basically never wins a battle on-screen.

** Subaru was a Woobie before ''X'' even started, having lost his twin sister [[spoiler: at the hands of their best friend / mutual love interest, Seishiro.]]

** A lot of fans just ''love'' to bash Kotori for being not only an IllGirl YamatoNadeshiko, but for daring to be emotionally and psychologically damaged after [[spoiler:seeing the birth of the second Shinken]].

** Poor, ''poor'' Kotori.

%%* EvilIsSexy: Kanoe is the embodiment of this trope.
** So are Seishirou and Yuuto.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The movie can be this since this was released while the manga was ongoing. The world is about to end as usual but both ended killing each other and dying at the same time. The Dragons of Earth are portrayed as mass murdering assholes which includes Kusanagi, who is known to be TokenGoodTeammate and a FriendToAllLivingThings. The Dragons of Heaven are still the good guys but they are slowly decimated along with the barriers they're protecting, which resulted to entire city completely destroyed with Tokyo Tower left standing. And in the end, [[spoiler:Kamui is forced to kill Fuuma by beheading him which leaves him the only survivor in the cast]].

** Subaru was a Woobie before ''X'' even started, having lost his twin sister [[spoiler: at the hands of their best friend / mutual love interest, Seishiro. Yes, HoYay and FoeYay in a single package]].

* HoYay: C'mon, it's ''Creator/{{CLAMP}}.'' The most prominent case [[spoiler: Kamui and Fuuma]] is later turned FoeYay, natch. There are other common matchups as well, including Subaru and Kamui (mind penetration and {{Big Brother Mentor}}ship FTW) and Fuuma and Seishirou (mostly for the symmetry, it seems). Seishirou and Subaru are far enough out of subtext and into text that HoYay doesn't really apply anymore.

* EndingAversion: A lot of people otherwise interested on the series avoid reading the manga because it has no conclusion and it probably will never have.

%%* EpilepticTrees: Oh, all the theories that have run around about Keiichi in CLAMP fandom.

* BrokenBase: About the quality of the anime's GeckoEnding.

!!Manga and anime
* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The manga, along with the movie and TV adaptation, with the latter two still having artwork just as beautiful as the manga.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** A lot of piano players know about Naoki Sato's sublime LonelyPianoPiece [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhkxSHsb0xM Sadame]] which is Japanese for "Destiny" which is omnipresent in the anime [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX6qZlQnb1M in its symphonic version.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W-eEilKDM8 the TV series opening theme]], "ex Dream" by Myuji.
** Hinoto's theme.
* BrokenBase: About whether the manga will (or should) ever continue or not.

* ItWasHisSled: Fuuma becoming the main antagonist is the first thing you will know upon knowing the work. Even worse, you [[LateArrivalSpoiler can actually discover it by simply checking the cover of a DVD.]]

* {{Narm}}: In the anime, the abundance of OffModel animation can ''seriously'' disrupt the mood.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The presence of Nokoru Imonoyama and the former Creator/CLAMPSchoolDetectives in the ''X'' canon would have produced some interesting storylines had CLAMP given them a bigger role than mere one-time benefactors. Nokoru's status as the head of the wealthiest family in Japan (and, perhaps more important, their relation to the Magami clan) could have believably have him involved in the conflict in the Dragons of Heaven's behalf, Suoh Takamura would have been a BadassNormal asset, and Akira Ijyuin's role as the master thief 20 Faces would have come handy during the robbed Sacred Sword arc. Instead, they become glorified cameos, and the anime even directly ignores them.
* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The TV adaptation (fittingly [[Creator/{{Madhouse}} from the same studio]]) manages to bring beautiful animation to a 24-episode anime series.

* WTHCastingAgency: Aleix Estadella, who oddly voiced Nataku in the movie, was put to voice Sorata in the Spanish dub of the anime. While this was considered a much more fitting character for him, who specializes in bumbling, comical characters (he voiced [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Jar Jar Binks]], to put a quite illustrative example), some critized the choice for making the character sound just ''too'' silly.

* WTHCastingAgency: In the Spanish dub, Aleix Estadella as Nataku and Kusanagi was considered an incredibly bizarre cast choice, especially in the second case, as he is known for playing funny bumbling guys and neither of the two is two miles in range to fit this description.

* AntiClimaxBoss: In the film adaptation, [[spoiler:Fuuma]] is killed rather fast, due to the movie's time constraints.

** Hinoto's theme from the anime.
** The movie's theme song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fqnfiwBfIo "Forever Love"]] by Music/XJapan which fits perfectly for the last part of the movie [[spoiler:where Kamui mourns for Fuuma's death while cradling his head]]. Do remember that this is the same song played during funeral of [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto hide]], the guitarist of X Japan, who died in 1998.

** Even although most fans prefer the manga and/or anime over the film adaptation, it has its fans due to its grittier, gorgeous animation (some think it is still better than the often OffModel style of the anime), comprised story and emphasis in action (which eliminated the trouble of the KudzuPlot which was quoted as one of the low points of the series) and rotund ending (especially for those who dislike Fuuma).
* TheChrisCarterEffect: ''Manga/{{X1999}}'' remains on hold since 2003. Nanase Ohkawa, the lead writer of CLAMP, mentioned that they're still looking for a magazine willing to publish the remaining chapters. However, a decade had already passed and CLAMP put [[Manga/Gate7 two]] [[Manga/LegalDrug more]] works on hold to work on ''Tsubasa World Chronicle'', which is a continuation of ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'', ''xxxHolic:Rei'' which is also a semi-continuation of ''Manga/{{Xxxholic}}'' and a sequel manga for ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''. Fans of ''X/1999'' are not pleased with this and doubt that the manga will ever continue at this point. It doesn't help that several plot points have been left hanging for more than a decade such as Kamui's "true" wish and most importantly, who wins between the Dragons of Heaven and the Dragons of Earth.
* DieForOurShip: Poor, ''poor'' Kotori.

* FanficFuel: They are probably a lot of fanfics which had a lot of ''What If?'' scenarios such as, 'what if Kamui joins the Dragons of Earth instead and Fuuma go to the other side vice-versa'

* FauxSymbolism: A certain scene in TheMovie, in which [[spoiler: Kotori's dreamseer abilities manifest when Kamui sees her inside a room that looks as if it was filled with amniotic liquid, with the girl whispering [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "What is this Kamui? It's inside of me... it's gonna be born soon... I'll give birth to it soon..."]]. Of course this refers to the Shinken, which Fuuma pulls out at the cost of her life in the end]].
** This is essentially the Gospel According to Nanase Ohkawa. The major alteration from Judeo-Christian eschatology is the dualism, with the two sides evenly matched and only a slim moral advantage on the part of the Dragons of Heaven.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring:
** The movie version of ''X/1999'' can be this since this was released while the manga was ongoing. The world is about to end as usual but both ended killing each other and dying at the same time. The Dragons of Earth are portrayed as mass murdering assholes which includes Kusanagi, who is known to be TokenGoodTeammate and a FriendToAllLivingThings. The Dragons of Heaven are still the good guys but they are slowly decimated along with the barriers they're protecting, which resulted to entire city completely destroyed with Tokyo Tower left standing. And in the end, [[spoiler:Kamui is forced to kill Fuuma by beheading him which leaves him the only survivor in the cast]].
** The manga strays into this in the last chapters as well. The Dragons of Heaven are in a losing battle [[spoiler:where Yuzuriha suddenly disappeared, Subaru defected to the Dragons of Earth after inheriting Seishirou's job with the belief that he wanted to help Kamui realize his "true" wish and Arashi became a pawn to Hinoto's evil side who is responsible for the mishaps that the group's experiencing. It also turns out that Kamui's "true wish" is not restoring Fuuma back to his original self]]. It doesn't help that the manga went a decade-long hiatus with a Cliffhanger which drove readers mad. Of course, most readers want CLAMP to continue the story. But due to CLAMP's recent works which have poor endings, some care less about it with the fear that the ending is probably be more depressing than the movie.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The movie, despite being a PragmaticAdaptation, few will have a problem with how beautifully animated it is. The later TV adaptation (fittingly [[Creator/{{Madhouse}} from the same studio]]) also manages to bring beautiful animation to a 24-episode anime series.

** Subaru was a Woobie before X even started, having lost his twin sister [[spoiler: at the hands of their best friend / mutual love interest, Seishiro. Yes, HoYay and FoeYay in a single package]].
* WTHCastingAgency: In the Spanish dub of the movie, Aleix Estadella as Nataku and Kusanagi was considered an incredibly bizarre cast choice, especially in the second case, as he is known for playing funny bumbling guys and neither of the two is two miles in range to fit this description. He later voiced Sorata in the anime, a much more fitting character, but ''then'' some critized it for supposedly making him sound too silly.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy:
** The movie version of ''X/1999'' can be this since this was released while the manga was ongoing. The world is about to end as usual but both ended killing each other and dying at the same time. The Dragons of Earth are portrayed as mass murdering assholes which includes Kusanagi, who is known to be TokenGoodTeammate and a FriendToAllLivingThings. The Dragons of Heaven are still the good guys but they are slowly decimated along with the barriers they're protecting, which resulted to entire city completely destroyed with Tokyo Tower left standing. And in the end, [[spoiler:Kamui is forced to kill Fuuma by beheading him which leaves him the only survivor in the cast]].
** The manga strays into this in the last chapters as well. The Dragons of Heaven are in a losing battle [[spoiler:where Yuzuriha suddenly disappeared, Subaru defected to the Dragons of Earth after inheriting Seishirou's job with the belief that he wanted to help Kamui realize his "true" wish and Arashi became a pawn to Hinoto's evil side who is responsible for the mishaps that the group's experiencing. It also turns out that Kamui's "true wish" is not restoring Fuuma back to his original self]]. It doesn't help that the manga went a decade-long hiatus with a Cliffhanger which drove readers mad. Of course, most readers want CLAMP to continue the story. But due to CLAMP's recent works which have poor endings, some care less about it with the fear that the ending is probably be more depressing than the movie.

* ShipToShipCombat: Seishirou/Subaru VS Subaru/Kamui.

** Given that ''X/1999'' had been put on hold several times until its official hiatus in 2003 due to mirroring RealLife incidents, some people find it understandable; however, Nanase Ohkawa originally mentioned that they would continue the manga when they have a magazine that is willing to publish it, yet it's already been more than a decade and CLAMP have four works in their table (''[[Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Tsubasa World Chronicle]]'', ''[[Manga/{{Xxxholic}} xxxHolic Rei]]'', ''[[Manga/LegalDrug Drug and Drop]]'', and ''Manga/CardcaptorSakuraClearCard'' as well as the newer ''Manga/Gate7'') without news about the series. And after they only moved the schedule to put three of them on hiatus, leaving ''Clear Card'' as the only running work, ''X/1999'' fans have given up hope that the manga will ever return at this point.

** Given that ''X/1999'' had been put on hold several times until its official hiatus in 2003 due to mirroring RealLife incidents, some people find it understandable; however, Nanase Ohkawa originally mentioned that they would continue the manga when they have a magazine that is willing to publish it, yet it's already been more than a decade and CLAMP have four works in their table (''[[Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Tsubasa World Chronicle]]'', ''[[Manga/{{Xxxholic}} xxxHolic Rei]]'' and ''[[Manga/LegalDrug Drug and Drop]]'', as well as the newer ''Manga/Gate7'') without news about the series. And after they only moved the schedule to put three of them on hiatus, leaving ''Tsubasa'' as the only running work, ''X/1999'' fans have given up hope that the manga will ever return at this point.

* TheScrappy: Kotori, because femininity ''and'' not being physically active is an unforgivable flaw [[RealWomenDontWearDresses according to many fans]].

** Given that ''X/1999'' had been put on hold several times until its official hiatus in 2003 due to mirroring RealLife incidents, some people find it [[TooSoon understandable]]; however, Nanase Ohkawa originally mentioned that they would continue the manga when they have a magazine that is willing to publish it, yet it's already been more than a decade and CLAMP have four works in their table (''[[Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Tsubasa World Chronicle]]'', ''[[Manga/{{Xxxholic}} xxxHolic Rei]]'' and ''[[Manga/LegalDrug Drug and Drop]]'', as well as the newer ''Manga/Gate7'') without news about the series. And after they only moved the schedule to put three of them on hiatus, leaving ''Tsubasa'' as the only running work, ''X/1999'' fans have given up hope that the manga will ever return at this point.