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In anticipation to the series premiere, an (OVA) was produced: . It was directed-to-DVD on 25 August 2001. Written and directed by Kawajiri, the OVA tells the story of the upcoming battles through the prophecies of , dreamgazer for the organization Dragon of Earth, and acts as primer for viewers not familiar with Clamp’s manga. The series premiered on 3 October 2001 on satellite television and finished on 27 March 2002, totaling twenty-four episodes. A total of twelve DVD volumes from the series, each containing two episodes, were released in Japan from 25 February 2001 to 25 January 2002, by .

The 2001 incarnation makes use of its longer running time and episode format to explore the original mythos and works the characters’ back-stories into the narrative through the use of . The television series is considered a better adaptation than the 1996 feature film by critics for its deeper focus on the characters. Zac Bertschy from felt that Fuma’s transformation into the series’ villain is more realistic in the television series. While comparing the two adaptations, said that the television series had a bigger apocalyptic feel than the film, while the tragedy Rintaro portrayed in the film was more faithful to the manga and its themes.

Clamp headwriter stated the manga group left everything in the hands of staff in charge for it, including the scripts, the cast choices and everything else. As a result, Ohkawa considered herself and her colleagues as viewers. They found the television series as a proper adaptation of the manga even though the source material never reached its ending. In August 2011, Suzumura married singer and actor ; as a gift, Clamp made an illustration of Kamui holding from , since the latter is voiced by Sakamoto.

Japanese manga series and franchise

Kadokawa Shoten collected and published the individual chapters in 18 volumes, with five chapters published in the book . These chapters were released in their own 19th volume, entitled “Volume 18.5”, as part of a “Premium Collection” version of the series in November 2023. All but several final chapters have been published. It has been adapted into a series of . It was followed by a feature film by assisted by Ohkawa in studio . The same studio, now led by director and writer , made a 24-episode anime television series in 2001. Since the manga never reached its ending, the two animated adaptations have their own takes of the series’ finale. published the 18 completed volumes in North America, while the film and the TV series been have released on DVD by multiple distributors.