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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT X-Men: The Animated Series was a major hit for the Fox Kids Network, and while the Marvel show eventually came to an end in 1997 after five seasons, it was never exactly canceled. Though it faced numerous production problems along the way, X-Men came to a natural conclusion following a five-season, 76-episode run that was actually longer than originally planned.
Related Every New & Returning Voice Actor Cast In X-Men '97 The 90s X-Men are back in the all-new revival X-Men '97 but the voice-acting ensemble is an exciting mix of returning actors and new faces. X-Men '97 However, from the start there was a plan that the series would run for 65 episodes. In a THR retrospective on the series, artist and producer Will Meugniot recalled that X-Men animator Larry Houston even had this plan in mind when designing the iconic opening credits of the show: "Because Larry was such a solid fan of X-Men and he knew the show was going to run 65 episodes and eventually everybody was going to show up in it, he put everybody in the title.
According to X-Men showrunner Eric Lewald, "Some of the quality controls were lifted . The budgets went down. They were cranked down." The final episodes were animated by a cheaper studio in the Philippines, which is why season 5 looks a little different to earlier seasons.
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