<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
foray	O
into	O
apocalyptic	O
fiction	O
;	O
it	O
combines	O
elements	O
from	O
various	O
end-of-the-world	O
scenarios	O
,	O
both	O
secular	O
and	O
religious	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
mythos	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
themes	O
include	O
exploring	O
the	O
personality	O
of	O
humanity	O
,	O
relationships	O
with	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
external	O
conflicts	O
like	O
the	O
impending	O
Armageddon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
X	O
"	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
cruciform	O
,	O
an	O
allusion	O
to	O
Christian	O
mythos	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
representation	O
of	O
death	O
and	O
rebirth	O
in	O
Kabbalah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ohkawa	O
cites	O
Go	O
Nagai	O
's	O
Devilman	B-Device
as	O
a	O
stylistic	O
and	O
thematic	O
influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Devilman	B-Device
,	O
X	O
follows	O
two	O
male	O
best	O
friends	O
destined	O
to	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
at	O
Armageddon	B-Application
,	O
a	O
confrontation	O
brought	O
about	O
by	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
the	O
hero	O
's	O
childhood	O
sweetheart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apocalypse	O
of	O
John	O
inspires	O
the	O
X	O
mythos	B-Protocol
with	O
Tokyo	O
standing	O
in	O
as	O
a	O
modern-day	O
Babylon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
miraculous	O
birth	O
and	O
his	O
given	O
name	O
reinforce	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
Kamui	O
as	O
a	O
messiah	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fuma	O
's	O
"	O
Kamui	O
"	O
persona	B-Application
is	O
Kamui	O
's	O
other	O
half	O
;	O
it	O
represents	O
Kamui	O
's	O
potential	O
for	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
arriving	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Kamui	O
unwillingly	O
sets	O
Armageddon	B-Application
in	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
22	O
August	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	B-Application
:	I-Application
Card	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
a	O
card	O
battle	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
June	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
begins	O
,	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
noted	O
the	O
narrative	O
becomes	O
progressively	O
darker	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
dead	O
characters	O
as	O
Clamp	O
moves	O
the	O
plot	O
towards	O
the	O
Armageddon	B-Application
;	O
they	O
lamented	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
closure	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
deaths	O
.	O
</s>
