Z/X
| Z/X | |
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Cover of Z/X volume 1 by Shueisha | |
| ゼクス (Zekusu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Z/X Zillions of Enemy X | |
| Written by | Broccoli |
| Illustrated by | Karegashi Tsuchiya |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | V Jump |
| Original run | September 2012 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Game | |
| Z/X Zillions of Enemy X: Zekkai no Crusade | |
| Developer | Broccoli |
| Publisher | Nippon Ichi Software |
| Genre | Collectible card game |
| Platform | PlayStation 3 |
| Released |
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| Anime television series | |
| Z/X Ignition | |
| Directed by | Yuji Yamaguchi |
| Written by | Kurasumi Sunayama |
| Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
| Studio | Telecom Animation Film |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | TV Tokyo, TVA, TSC, TVh, TVQ, TVO, AT-X |
| Original run | January 9, 2014 – March 27, 2014 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Z/X (ゼクス Zekusu), also known as Z/X Zillions of enemy X, is a collectible card game produced by Nippon Ichi Software and Broccoli. It is marketed as the first "free" collectible card game, with a free deck offered to players at card shops and events in Japan. A PlayStation 3 game titled Z/X Zillions of Enemy X: Zekkai no Crusade, developed by Nippon Ichi Software and produced by Broccoli was released in Japan on May 23, 2013. A manga adaptation written by Broccoli with art by Karegashi Tsuchiya began serialization in Shueisha's V Jump from September 2012. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation titled Z/X Ignition aired between January 9, 2014 and March 27, 2014. A new anime adaptation was announced in February 2015.
Characters
Anime characters
- Asuka Tennōji (天王寺 飛鳥 Tennōji Adulation)
- Voiced by: Hiro Shimono
- Main protagonist of the anime. Kind and helpful and lives in the dorm of his school. He captures the wounded angel Fierte with his card device which he got from a shrine priestess.
- Ayase Kamiyugi (上柚木 綾瀬 Kamiyugi Ayase)
- Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro
- Ayase is from the Black World and is half Japanese and half German. Her parents were brutally murdered by White World's angels so she decided to help the Black World out of revenge.
- Azumi Kagamihara (各務原 あづみ Kagamihara Azumi)
- Voiced by: Yui Ogura
- Azumi is from the Blue World. She was on the verge of death due to an unknown disease but her life was extended with the help of the Blue World's technology. In exchange, she has to fight together with others against the other worlds. She is a shy character but she has a very strong will to live, especially since she already came so close to death before. Her Z/X is Rigel.
- Mikado Kurosaki (黒崎 神門 Kurosaki Mikado)
- Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura
- Alexander's strategist, from the Red World. He protects Sera because she reminds him of his younger sister.
- Chitose Aoba (青葉 千歳 Aoba Chitose)
- Voiced by: Maaya Uchida
- Chitose is from the Green World and was a former member of the Self-Defence Force. She has a soft-hearted nature even towards the monsters who are supposed to be her enemies.
- Sera Kurashiki (倉敷 世羅 Kurashiki Sera)
- Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto
- Sera is from the Red World, she lost her mother who was a reporter by the Z/X but she believes she's still alive and wants to find her. Her Z/X is Orichalcum Tyranno.
- Misaki Yuzuriha (弓弦羽 ミサキ Yuzuriha Misaki)
- Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara
- Aina Mikage (御影 藍那 Mikage Aina)
- Voiced by: Yurika Endō
- Asuka's classmate, she also lost her parents to the Z/X and has an unconscious hatred towards them. This hatred was the reason why the Z/X Audium manipulated her.
- Fierte (フィエリテ Fierite)
- Voiced by: M・A・O
- An Angel who was wounded by Ayase. Asuka protected her from Angel killer Ayase and later captured by Asuka.
- Sieger (ズィーガー Zīgā)
- Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue
- Ayase's Z/X. A giant flying Panther from the Black World. He is brutal and bloodthirsty. Tries to peep Ayase from time to time.
- Rigel (リゲル Rigeru)
- Voiced by: Aya Uchida
- Azumi's Z/X, a Sword Sniper from the Blue World. She wishes to save Azumi at all costs, even going against the will of her world.
- Alexander (アレキサンダー Arekizanda)
- Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama
- One of the nine worthies. Alexander is trying to conquer the world with his strategist Mikado.
- Rindou (龍膽 Rindō)
- Voiced by: Shintaro Asanuma
- A Samurai from the Green World and Chitose's Z/X.
- Dragon's Priestess (竜の巫女 Ryu no Miko)
- Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima
- Gambiel (ガムビエル Gamubieru)
- Voiced by: Satomi Satou
- One on the Twelve Apostles from the White World, she is the Angel who ordered the murder of every person in Ayase's village, for the only reason of covering the fact that an Angel accidentally killed someone.
- Quon (Cait Sith) (クゥン〈ケット・シー〉 Kuon (Ketto Shi))
- Voiced by: Rie Murakawa
- Gambiel's helper.
- Michael (ミカエル Mikaeru)
- Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa
- One of the archangels from White World heaven.
- Gabriel (ガブリエル Gaburieru)
- Voiced by: Jurota Kosugi
- Another one of the archangels from White World heaven, his servant killed few of heaven's soldiers who saw Fierte on earth to restrain them from telling to Michael that they saw her.
- Sir Garmata (サー・ガルマータ Saa Garumata)
- Voiced by: Junji Majima
- He is the one of the Guardians of the White World. He opposed Gambiel in her plan of murdering the innocent people of Ayase's village from the beginning and defied his orders by rescuing Ayase from his own kind. He is Misaki's Z/X.
Other characters
- Reia Sento (戦斗 怜亜 Sento Reia)
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka
- Yamato Tennōji (天王寺 大和 Tennōji Yamato)
- Voiced by: Kishō Taniyama
- Sōma Kenbuchi (剣淵 相馬 Kenbuchi Sōma)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Video game characters
- Kaede Kaga (加賀 楓 Kaga Kaede)
- Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
- Cecile Royale (セシル・ロワイヤル Seshiru Rowaiyaru)
- Voiced by: Shizuka Ito
- Steve Shibaya (スティーブ・シバヤ Stiipu Shibaya)
- Voiced by: Anri Katsu
- Natalia Cambiasso (ナタリア・カンビアッソ Nataria Kanbiaaso)
- Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura
- Quinn Forsythe (クイン・フォーサイス Kuin Fosaizu)
- Voiced by: Takuo Kawamura
- Skull Vicious (スカルヴィシャス Sukaru Bishasu)
- Voiced by: Keichiiro Satomi
- Mouflon (ムフロン Mufuron)
- Voiced by: Motoki Takagi
- Isis (イシス Ishisu)
- Voiced by: Masami Katou
- Lhotse (ローツェ Rotse)
- Voiced by: Ryoko Nakata
- Shaula (シャウラ Shaura)
- Voiced by: Miyuki Sano
- Chloe (クロエ Kuroe)
- Voiced by: Hitomi
- Samejima (鮫島 Samejima)
- Voiced by: Shizuka Arai
- Jose (ホセ Hose)
- Voiced by: Kazuya Ichijyo
Media
Manga
| No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Z/X 01 (Z／X 第1) | July 4, 2013[1] | ISBN 978-4-08-870779-2 |
| 2 | Z/X 02 (Z／X 第2) | February 4, 2014[2] | ISBN 978-4-08-880019-6 |
Anime
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation titled Z/X Ignition aired between January 9, 2014 and March 27, 2014.[3] A new anime adaptation was announced in February 2015.[4]
References
- ↑ "Z／X 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Z／X 2" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Z/X Ignition Anime's 1st Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. October 24, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Broccoli/Nippon Ichi's Z/X Zillions of enemy X Cards Get New Anime". Anime News Network. February 22, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official anime website (Japanese)
- Z/X (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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