X-Men

Anime is not for everyone. The Japanese have a totally different way of approaching entertainment than America does. Whether it's music, fashion, movies, music and even cartoons. I'm not a big Anime fan. I think it's all long winded and they stretch stories out that into 60 episodes that could have been told in 25. I have a few anime cartoons that I love but for the most part I'm not a huge fan but when I heard about Marvel making X-Men into an anime series I was a little anxious to see it. I love everything about the X-Universe so I wanted to support.

Now, I actually like the series. I enjoy it because the same story continues throughout the entire season, unlike in America where it's a different story every episode. The way the storyline is set up helps you connect more with the characters and the plot. There are some inhibitions but no one is ever 100% with every single film or TV show they watch so that's to be expected. Overall, I thought it was done very well. There were a lot of elements to the series that give past X-Men fans something to smile but Madhouse Studios definitely revamped it to appeal to their faithful anime followers. You have mutated monsters, more technology, mutation can get to a level to where it gets deadly without proper control, etc. There are a lot of elements that are refreshing to watch and the action is definitely fun to.

Sometimes I think that adults that watch cartoons seem to forget that these shows are made for kids. The dialogue is going to cheesy and sometimes stupid but it has to be for kids to understand. Some of these reviews are just weird to me. I wonder what people were expecting to get from this. The series pretty much stayed true to it's identity, it's an anime cartoon whose foundation started from the X-Men world. I just took it for what it was and it made me enjoy it more. I even bought the DVD. I definitely would recommend this for people to watch. It's not everyone but if you watch without the expectation that it's going to be like the other X-Men animated series that are American made, you'll enjoy it more.

Of all the 4 Marvel anime series, this was the most interesting one.

Not great, and it definately could have been better, but I enjoyed it much more than the other 3 Marvel anime series, which were mostly style over substance.

It was okay. Not perfect, but watchable. The animation and the designs were good and the characterization was much better than in all the other Marvel japanese animations. (And don't get me started on that terrible Disk Wars series.)

Unless you are an X-Men purist, this is a rather acceptable series.

Lately there are a bunch of almost classic cartoons being revived in Japan. English spoken but based in Japan.

X-men, Iron Man, Wolverine, Thundercats, maybe more? Not sure about the last one. All of these are OK to watch but it seems quite unlikely that Japan is suddenly the center of the world. That part of it is starting to annoy me because it's like the rest of the world hardly even exists. Also the drawing style (anime?) just doesn't really feel right not just because of the drawing style but also because classic characters are depicted wrongly. Wolverine in Wolverine for instance is very thin/slenderly drawn and has more feline features than wolf features. Beast in X-men has a doggy face, looks ridiculous. The slim/slender type can be seen in all characters which is just a tad off. Power wise things are off a bit as well. Especially Storm, she's quite weak now.

Typically Asian, the show is quite long winded. The story could be told 2-3x as fast. But on the other hand is does give a bit more room for deeper development. If you're into that. Personally I'm not and to me it ads to many boring parts to the story. And every episode is a cliffhanger, no one likes that and shouldn't be abused like this.

Then there is the problem of where exactly to put it in the X-men universes? Seems like it fits after the last stand movie but Cyclops and Xavier are alive and well. But Jane is dead, died similarly to "last stand".

I'm not really watching the show anymore but simply PIP'in it while doing something else. So listening to it for a big part in the background.

I had to chuckle aloud. When the anime first started, it was like seeing a modernized, non-English version of X-men: The Animated Series, and it brought back memories of my youth. Long-running comics have a continuity problem because concepts like the Phoenix cannot be satisfactorily explained in five minutes. As a result, they alter narratives, characters, and other elements to suit their purposes and make some sense. It made sense for the X-men to travel to Japan in order to save a young mutant from Japan! And by the time the anime ended, we practically had the lineup for the Amazing X-men.

Again, quite reminiscent of the classic X-men TAS. Although it's more Western, the style is also more adult than typical anime. Especially the T and A. Reminded me quite a bit of Jim Lee's work.

How dramatic! Fit the plot rather nicely.

Whoa, I like how Wolverine and Cyclops (or, to be more scientific, Cyclopsu) would joke around. Characters were remarkably similar to those in comic books; for example, Beast the intellect, Cyclops being emo, Jean pleading to be killed, etc. Although Storm could have been better, I enjoyed how anime Storm differed from comic book Storm. She appeared quite cool. And even though I'm not usually a fan of Wolverine, I thought he was really fantastic.

This anime is really fun, and it connects to the Wolverine anime rather nicely. Marvel had a big involvement in making it, which is great, but I wish they would have invested the same kind of care in their own films.

Surprisingly solid, especially after the severely underwhelming Wolverine anime. It's hardly breaking new ground and there's nothing especially new or original here, but it's solidly realized and feels true to the characters. It takes bits from the Dark Phoenix saga and The Brood, as well as others. Worth watching for what it is.