If you are a newbie, a lot of fans do recommend you watch the TV series BEFORE the movie. Neither is a prequel or sequel of the other. It is basically the same plot told in a different way. The film was released in 1996 at a time when several characters from the manga hadn’t been developed or even introduced yet. The TV series first aired in 2001 when CLAMP had established the main characters in the manga and they were more rounded. This info is important when watching the film and why there are several differences between the two, especially in terms of which characters appear and hwo they are portrayed.
With the film, it focuses on the main three characters and the plot expands over three days. The TV series displays the action from Kamui’s arrival to the end expanding at least a month and there is a lot more plot and character development. Watch the movie first if you wish but I personally do not believe that you cannot truly appreciate or understand it UNTIL you have seen the TV series. And episode 00 (“An Omen”) is more of a flashback episode and contains spoilers. I recommend you skip this one, watch the rest and then go back to episode 00.
As of May 2011, the manga remains incomplete and has been in status since 2003. Currently, the manga series expands to 19 volumes (the 19th volumes contains the final 5 chapters).
Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy, romance, supernatural
Themes: Apocalypse, Bishoujo, Bishounen, Destiny, Power to Change
Synopsis
It's the year of destiny and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful Esper, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence. He returns to protect his childhood friends, Fuuma, and Fuuma's younger sister Kotori. But destiny and fate are haunting Kamui and pulling in himself and his loved ones. It is his destiny to decide the fate of the world and mankind, no matter if he wants the role or not.
Based on the manga series created by CLAMP.
TV Series
Released by: Anime-Legion
Format: mkv
Video: DivX 5 640x480 23.98fps
Audio: Jap/Eng AAC 44100Hz stereo
Subtitles:
• English Unstyled
• English Vobsub
Note: The Opening and Ending titles were omitted from the episodes but I have added them as separate files in this torrent. The songs are in Japanese and have English subtitles. There is no English dub for either song.
Film
Format: MKV
Video: x264 (AVC-1) CRF High@L4.1
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 384 & 192 kbps
Audio Channels 5.1 & 2.0 channels
Audio: Eng & Jap
• Japanese 2.0
• English 5.1
Subtitles: English (soft SRT) (for the Japanese audio)
Source: DVD
