X² - Double X OVA Gets First Digital Release on Crunchyroll
The digital release marks the first time the OVA has been available outside of its original physical format, making a historically niche CLAMP and X Japan collaboration widely accessible.
Key Facts
- Crunchyroll will stream a remastered version of the X² - Double X OVA starting June 10.
- The OVA is a 28-minute music video compilation featuring four X Japan songs and CLAMP artwork.
- The OVA was originally released in 1993 and co-produced by Madhouse.
- The four songs featured are 'Silent Jealousy,' 'Kurenai,' 'Endless Rain,' and 'X.'
- This is the first digital release of the OVA, which was previously only available in physical format.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Crunchyroll will stream a remastered version of the X² - Double X OVA, a 28-minute music video compilation featuring four X Japan songs and CLAMP artwork, starting June 10. The OVA, co-produced by Madhouse, was originally released in 1993. X Japan leader Yoshiki discussed the project's significance in an interview with ANN.
The roughly 28-minute work pairs four X Japan songs-"Silent Jealousy," "Kurenai," "Endless Rain," and "X"-with CLAMP illustrations from the X/1999 manga in a slideshow style for the first three tracks. The final song, "X," features an anime segment co-produced by Madhouse. Yoshiki told ANN the song selection "came together very organically," noting that his compositions' dramatic quality fit naturally with CLAMP's visual style.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.