CLAMPの世界

Gate 7 release

kotorimonou — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:16:29 +0000

Its finally on its way, February 4, 2011 in the march issue of Jump Square officially.

In other news CLAMP is also responsible for artworks in a new “Peter Pan and Wendy” book from Kodansha.

CLAMP was also elected in the amazon japan for the Hall of Fame artist. Or rather the artist that more people buy their works on the site (yay CLAMP （｀・ω・´）)

Also, volume 17 of Holic is out now ( in Japanese of course)

And now some images of Gate 7 for your viewing pleasure

Read the first chapter on manga fox: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/gate_7/

Sweet Valerian-スウィートヴァレリアン

kotorimonou — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:40:31 +0000

Totally just found this and cannot believe I missed it!Sweet Valerian is a short series by Yamakawa Yoshiki with char designs by CLAMP. In a nutshell its about three girls who go to get a regular license and they end up getting licenses to transform into heroic bunnies (it reminds me of powerpuff girls in a way) and work together. There is a short manga version of the series on mangafox but it really makes no sense so I wouldnt highly recommend it. I havent seen the anime but am working on finding a place to watch it. I would buy it but it is about 100 bucks online (pricey much?) and no manga version or magazine to find either (see here: http://search.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/search/auc?p=%A5%B9%A5%A6%A5%A3%A1%BC%A5%C8+%A5%F4%A5%A1%A5%EC%A5%EA%A5%A2%A5%F3&auccat=0&alocale=0jp&acc=jp )

Its cute and somewhat entertaining so if youre looking to pass time or you just enjoy CLAMP’s chibi drawings, this is the series for you☆

…my only comparison for the Sweet Valerian series is the American cartoon Powerpuff GirlsXD

Kobato english?!

kotorimonou — Sat, 15 May 2010 23:08:57 +0000

I was totally unaware of this, but apparently yen press has released an english version of Kobato…

(and no volume 1…?)

http://cgi.ebay.com/KOBATO-VOL-2-MANGA-BOOK-/380073201233?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item587e20ce51

Im not sure about the credibility of Yen press but theyve got their own website and what not so they apparently know what theyre doing. CLAMP has not put anything on their website about the english version so I wonder if I should question the legal side of the english version…

In the meantime:

JP Kobato Mangas:

Kobato Anime Character guide:

Kobato DVDs:

Kobato Manga 4

kotorimonou — Thu, 13 May 2010 01:14:08 +0000

I just found the first auction with kobato 4. It would seem that some of the manga scan hosting sites have taken this and other CLAMP works down lately which is getting to be quite frustrating.

Anyhoo, Im currently wondering where CLAMP plans to take this manga, as I have heard many rumors about what Kobato is*.

So… Here is your chance to share thoughts about connections this manga has made and who she is. Meanwhile I will search for decent scanlations..

Crossovers so far:

holic
chobits
angelic layer
suki
Wish

..a few others I cant think of

Also, I would like to upload chapter 18.5 of X if people are interested. Later today I will finalize and put up the scans from ALL about CLAMP★

☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏☏

Update time…

kotorimonou — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:37:06 +0000

Ive been out for a while busying myself with kitsuke and maiko/geiko bussiness… But I have decided to dedicate my time to the CLAMP blog again.

So, coming up soon for anyone interested is Kobato volume 5 DVD on the 28th of next month.

Kobato characters collection anime edition has been released

Newtype magazine May 21 edition on sale as of 10th of this month

☆And the biggest update of all: CLAMP in America September 28th of this year★

What’s in the book, up close

kotorimonou — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:35:10 +0000

The book features the womens’ personal outlook on just about anything you could think of. It also features a couple of rare illustrations at the beginning (which I will not put here) and also what the group thinks about their own works. It will take a while to go through since it is a actual book (completely in japanese) and not just a comic strip manga, but I will still put up some pages and share some fun stuff.

ads in the back of the book. I think the book is a bit older because it has the CLAMP site as clamp-pla.net which has recently been changed.

Front side of the book and cd case

The back side of the book and cd case

The cd in its case which tells the contents

A story in the back of the book made especially for the book. Its called Shiritsu Horitsuba Gakuen radio Housou ni Dokki doki! Which means Private radio broadcasting garden dokki doki!!(something to that effect) and features chars from tsubasa and xxxholic

The Irreplaceable book that had its own gift of two free cards which came in the deal I got for buying the Four Citizens of Fortress Flour. This book explains how to use the CLAMP cards and explains what is on each one and its significance.

More to come!!!

小麦粉砦の四市民 FINALLY RECIEVED

kotorimonou — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:56:01 +0000

An intro to the books. The video says it all folks!

Cover

kotorimonou — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:35:06 +0000

CLAMP’s new cover for Asano Atsuko’s kamigami no (tachi) Utatane（神々の午睡）from this year. It was available as of September 29th this year.

Gate 7

kotorimonou — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:14:47 +0000

So, I have heard of a new work in the making by CLAMP. It is called Gate 7 and the english version is scheduled for release in english under Dark Horse manga on August 15, 2010.

I found this description on Animenewsnetwork~

Between our conscious, waking world and the subconscious state of slumber, there is a thinly veiled plane of lucid dreaming. While the conscious state belongs to individuals, the hidden plane of dreams is one shared by all human minds, past, present, and future. Yet only a few have ever possessed the power to enter this secret realm at will – where a war is being waged to control the waking world. For our earthly wishes and desires are not our own, but under the manipulation of these unseen masters of dreams. The heroine of Gate 7 is Hana, a high-school girl hailing from Kyoto, the daughter of a temple caretaker. Her peaceful ways give her the self-control to act in the hidden realm. But Hana can only reach it through the strange beast that acts as her totem in the world of dreams – and her companion on a journey to confront the puppeteers of our reality!~

I found quoted on multiple sites that it will be released in 80 page increments with other stuff inside.

“The story will come out in a small digest consisting of about eighty pages each, which will then be collected into trade paperbacks with bonus material. CLAMP and Dark Horse are coining the bilingual term Mangettes to describe this innovative new format for manga distribution.”-MangaBlog

“dark horse is publishing monthly 80-page books, or “mangettes,” of CLAMP‘s newest work in 2009.”-AnimeNewsNetwork

I am not sure exact japanese releases because there are multiple sites stating different info and I was not sure which was right. It also was apparently for sale on the CANADIAN Amazon but from what I understand has now been taken off the buying rack.

Im happy the ladies have something new to do but I wonder if they will ever finish other works (X, Legal Drug…) Im looking forward to reading this, although I have not found a manga site that has it but I will continue my search(^.^)_ Not even the ladies website has news on this new creation yet! (see here: http://www.clamp-net.com/topics/) But, that is all one can see without being a japanese logged in member, so I will get an inside scoop from a friend laters(^u-) If you find any info that is helpful please feel free to let me know!

~Paulie

Upcoming releases~What’s left for 2009

kotorimonou — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:05:00 +0000

So far this year CLAMP has stepped out of their shell and gone out of japan and gone to 3 different countries. They have also made multiple media appearances and ended ツバサRESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, while starting to air a new anime. There is only two months left in the year and the ladies are not done yet!Nov. 17 in japan: Tsubasa Chronicle Vol. 28 released, Tsubasa album2

Tsubasa Vol. 28 normal

Tsubasa 28 deluxe*

2nd artbook

Nov. 26: Jun Fukuyama album with design by CLAMP available

Nov. 20 in japan; Kobato calender release

December 26 in Japan: Kobato. Vol. 4 release and xxxHoLic 16 release

。。。。。

★And coming next year which I thought sounded very exciting was the re-release of Wish and a lottery prize for 1,000 of any japanese fan who buys the upcoming releases!

* Tsubasa Deluxe version is a hardback book of tsubasa with color pics not available in another language or out of japan