Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Vol. 06

ツバサ - RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE [Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE] #6

by Clamp

BE CAREFUL WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN!

Syaoran, Sakura, and their companions travel to Ôto, a country where cherry blossoms perfume the days and demons called Oni terrorize the nights. To earn funds, the foursome split up to hunt the wicked creatures. Soon they learn that a new type of Oni has appeared - one that is both mysterious and beautiful...and rumored to control the other demons! Will the brave twosome of Big Puppy (Kurogane) and Little Puppy (Syaoran) save the land of Ôto from this frightening foe - and retrieve another piece of Sakura's fragmented past?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Romance, Adventure, Comics Manga

193 pages, Paperback

First published June 17, 2004

About the author

Ōkawa Nanase 大川七瀬
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]

Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]

Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]

Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]


CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.

In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.

In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.

Reviews

[Ray Flores · Rating 4 out of 5]

La historia continúa pues nuestro querido grupo sigue en el Reino de Outo, el cual es uno de mis arcos favoritos de toda la serie.

Syaoran y Kurogane siguen combatiendo a los Oni, mientras que Fay y Sakura atienden el café al que comienzan a llegar otros cazadores amigos y demás clientes.
La meta principal es conseguir información pues, curiosamente, los Onis han evolucionado y han empezado a atacar a gente inocente a plena luz del día.

Syaoran le pide ayuda a Kurogane, ya que la falta de visión en su ojo derecho está repercutiendo a la hora de combatir a estos monstruos. Así pues, ambos consiguen un par de espadas poderosas que llevarán consigo en los siguientes capítulos.

Eventualmente, nuestro grupito conoce a otros cazadores que se convierten en amigos y juntos pelean contra este mal que atormenta el Reino de Outo.

Sin embargo, el final del tomo nos deja con más preguntas que respuestas, y es que Seishiro, un joven que Syaoran conoció de niño y que le enseñó a cómo defenderse, parece ser quien controla a esta nueva categoría de Onis. Pero, ¿es verdaderamente él o sólo una versión alterna de la misma persona, como han visto en otros reinos?

Ahora bien, para mi este es uno de los mejores arcos porque tenemos de todo: escenas enternecedoras, personajes secundarios que son muy divertidos, vestuarios preciosos y, lo más importante, es que el desarrollo de los principales es algo entretenido de ver: Syaoran está aprendiendo a cómo luchar junto a Kurogane, y Sakura está familiarizándose con él y todos, de alguna forma, se sienten más cómodos con los demás. Además, las escenas de acción me parecen muy bien construidas y las CLAMP no dejan de sorprendernos con sus plot twists.

¡No puedo esperar a leer el siguiente tomo! Totalmente recomendable.

Este volumen contiene los capítulos 36 al 42.

REVIEWS ANTERIORES:
Volumen 1 | Volumen 2 | Volumen 3 | Volumen 4 | Volumen 5

[Angi M · Rating 5 out of 5]

In all the Manga I've read so far, the hero always wears goggles hanging around his neck. That's how you know he's the hero.
Cello said "My brother wears old fashioned goggles like that."
I said "Does he leave them hanging around his neck all the time?"
"No."
"Then he's not the hero."
He says "But he's in the military and everything"
Unfortunately, No. He's still not our guy. The hero's goggles must serve some purpose but it's definitely not to cover the eyes.

[Nərmin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow first part was so funny! How Sakura and Fye keep meowing and Syaoran being crazy about learning fighting and then Kurogane is mad like an adult.
So we know how Syaoran can fight well. Also now he can learn sword fighting with the help of Kurogane. They are cute!
Now who is that new kiji and what he wants?
PS: I still have difficulty with figuring out fight scenes.

[Ana Encinas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, sexto tomo de la serie escrita por CLAMP. En este nuevo tomo nuestros personajes se encuentran en un mundo lleno de demonios a los que tendrán que hacer frente, y al mismo tiempo seguir buscando más plumas, los recuerdos de la princesa. Pero deberán tener cuidado y estar atentos, porque hay algunos demonios con forma humana que les pueden jugar una mala pasada. La trama de este número me ha resultado un poco más flojito que los anteriores, aunque los momentos cómicos de Fye, Kurogane y Mokona son lo más. Poco a poco Sakura va despertando de su ensoñación al recuperar algunos recuerdos, por lo que será de gran ayuda en muchos aspectos. Y descubriremos pequeños detalles sobre el joven Syaoran que darán mucho de lo que hablar. 3,5/5 estrellas

[Once upon a Dream · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐

[Gebanuzo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Demonios, entrenamientos, armas, y el místico personaje Seishiro en escena por primera vez, quiero saber qué demonios hace ahí y quién es, así que continuaré leyendo...

[Pflanzis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Die Hündchen und Kätzchen versuchen noch immer, den Geheimnissen von Kirschblütenland und dem Verbleib von Sakuras Feder auf die Spur zu kommen. Und wie es scheint, sind sie nicht die einzigen Reisenden zwischen den Dimensionen.
Zum Glück kann ich mich an viele Geschehnisse nicht mehr erinnern, weil es so lange her ist, dass ich die zuletzt Reihe gelesen habe.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

[Kayla Loewen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aaaaaa I love this one so much! I love every single volume, and hesitate to say I have a favorite,but if I did I think this would be it!

[Bibliothecat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for complete series



Tsubasa is in a way a love letter to all of CLAMP's other works. I went into this having read almost all - definitely all relevant - series by CLAMP, so I can't say for sure, but I think this series is only half as fun if you haven't read the other works (preferably all). If you enjoy Easter Eggs and cameos, Tsubasa is an absolute treat.

For the longest time, Tsubasa was the longest manga series I owned; anything beyond 10 volumes makes me think twice as I find that most lengthy series just drag unnecessarily. However, it was impossible for me to say no to Tsubasa, Sakura and Syaoran from Cardcaptor Sakura have been long-time favourite manga characters of mine, not to mention that I am generally very fond of CLAMP and all their big and small crossovers. Reading a story that combines almost their entire bibliography and with Sakura and Syaoran as the main characters was too good to say no to. It should also be mentioned that this series is heavily interwoven with xxxHolic's plot and should best be read alongside each other.

This Syaoran and Sakura are not the same from Cardcaptor Sakura (although the original Sakura makes a cameo). In essence, this is a story about travelling between dimensions - the same person can exist in different versions of themselves in different universes. Sakura and Syaoran travel between the different worlds - all very different - and meet characters and elements from all across CLAMP's other works. In fact, some characters appear more than once to highlight how the same being can exist and lead a different life in different worlds. It's really fun to see the characters from other stories living different lives, some are funny and some are bittersweet. CLAMP has killed off a fair amount of its characters in other works so it's nice to see some of them leading happier and peaceful lives.

In addition to meeting a whole lot of known characters, there are also a couple of Tsubasa original characters such as Fay and Kurogane who accompany Sakura and Syaoran on their travels. I've grown to love Fay and Kurogane almost as much as I love the other two - so while Tsubasa is very much a homage to other CLAMP works, it's also a very character-driven story with both Fay and Kurogane having intricate and deep personalities. I also have to express my apologies to Kurogane - I always expected not to like him because I'm not very fond of brawns-over-brains type of characters, but I was very wrong about him; great character, smart as well a strong and just a really great guy.

Being a work of CLAMP, it's almost needless to say that the art is beautiful. That being said, this is more of a shounen-esque series which also shows in the art with the somewhat oddly length limbs and a greater focus on action, weapons and muscles. I prefer shoujo art, but the facial art is much the same as other CLAMP works so I can absolutely live with that.

A downside of Tsubasa is plain and simple that it gets confusing. There are time skips, world switching, doubles across different series (xxxHolic) and rather vague motivations from the villain's side. At some point, I just decided to go with the flow rather than trying to make sense of every detail. There's a bit of a loose end, though I wouldn't exactly call it a band ending either. Now that they are working on a sequel, it'll be interesting to see where things will lead to next.

Either way, an absolute gem if you like CLAMP and crossovers, and Sakura, Syaoran, Fay and Kurogane are just a great team of characters - to be fair, Mokona is as much part of the team and deserves a mention too. Finally, I just love these characters.

[Eluney Sh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tsubasa nos presenta a un protagonista que carga más de lo que aparenta. En los tomos 3 al 6, Syaoran deja de ser solo “el chico que quiere recuperar las plumas de Sakura” para convertirse en un adolescente que primero tuvo que lidiar con lo fuerte de que su amiga e interés romántico de toda la vida lo olvidara de el, construir nuevos recuerdos, que uno de sus compañeros descubran que esta ciego de un ojo y eso lo haga sentir un poco débil por que tenga que depender, tener que proteger a Sakura (que yo siento un acto algo tierno porque es una forma de no hacerla sentir asustada y que mantenga esa personalidad linda que tiene), etc.

Otra cosa que considero importante es como kurogane forma más lazos al integrarse un poco más al grupo, su evolución no es tan emocional como la de Syaoran, pero es igual de significativa. De ser el guerrero que solo quiere volver a casa, pasa a ser alguien que observa, respeta y eventualmente protege. Su relación con Syaoran se vuelve casi fraternal: no lo dice, pero lo cuida. Y eso le da al grupo una nueva dinámica de confianza.

[Mariana Arguello Galvez · Rating 5 out of 5]

* RESUMEN EXPRESS CON SPOILER*
- Syaoran le pide a Kurogane que le enseñe a pelear con espada ya que siente que su estilo de lucha no es suficiente. Se revela que Syaoran es ciego del ojo derecho.
- Durante una parte del entrenamiento Syaoran acompañado de Ryu-oh son atacados por varios Kiji, los cuales son controlados por un hombre llamado Seishirou
Mientras Fay y Kurogane van a buscar información sobre el más fuerte Oni, Syaoran y Sakura se hacen amigos de otro grupo de cazadores Oni antes de que todos ellos son atacados por varios Oni. Después de su victoria, Syaoran solicita Kurogane para enseñarle esgrima ya que ambos se ven obligados a escapar a la cafetería. Syaoran revela que Seiishirou es el hombre que le enseñó a pelear en el reino de Clow.

[Gisela Do Nascimiento Do · Rating 5 out of 5]

𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐨
1   2   3   4   ➎

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚
1  2  3  ➍  5

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚
1  2  3  4  ➎

𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬
1  2  3  4  ➎

𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐚
1  2  3  4  ➎

𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭
➊ 2  3  4  5

𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝
1  2  ➌  4  5

𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐣𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐨
1  2  ➌  4  5

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥
1  2  ➌  4  5

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨
Cada tomo me gusta más. Soy consciente que es una colección terriblemente nostálgica y sencilla, pero me está encantando y sí, la quiero leer entera. Por Sakura, Xiaolang y por la guerra de esos dos secundarios que me hace reír tanto. De este tomo me quedo con la amistad que traba Xiaolang, la borrachera de Sakura y Yuko, y el nuevo personaje sorpresa.

[Lourdes Fierro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tras saber las normas, Sakura trabaja duro junto a Fye en una cafetería mientras Kurogane y Xiaolang trabajan cazando demonios en la nueva ciudad. Gracias a esto se van adaptando y van conociendo a los característicos personajes que habitan en Oto.

Al parecer, los demonios son algo habitual y por ello existen tantos cazadores. El problema es que todo está cada vez más peligroso. Atacan de forma más violenta y aparecen en lugares en los que nunca habían estado antes.

Los habitantes empiezan a preocuparse y comentar que hay personas que han visto la existencia de un nuevo demonio especial. ¿Tendrá todo esto algo que ver con la pluma de Sakura?

[Jenny Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am completely in love with this series! I love Clamp bringing back their characters from other stories, though I don't catch them all since I have not read every Clamp story there is. The mystery surrounding Syaorian's eye and past is maybe getting closer to being resolved, while Fai's is nowhere in sight. I love how Sakura is still a happy go lucky girls who wants to work hard even without her memories.
I am interacted to see what comes of this new character...

[Josh 谢翊杰 · Rating 5 out of 5]

The thing I love about Tsubasa is the diverse worlds that our favourite gang traverses. Each world is only explored in about 2 volumes which is quick, but there is a decent amount of world building. Each world feels very different from each other and the lore, magic and history found in each are all super interesting. I'm excited for Syaoran to learn great swordsmanship skills through training with Karogane! Why is Syaoran's previous fighting teacher in this world? I'm so curious!

[S.M.M. Lindström · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fighting oni and serving cakes is what the crew are up to now! Who or what is controlling the oni in this world, making them act far stranger than usual? Syaoran might be in for an encounter with a familiar face.

Still having fun with this! Loving the hints of Fai's past, he's easily my favorite character here. On to the next volume!

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like that this story is a little more extended. Also, having read xxxHolic, it's fun seeing the tiny little crossover things. By keeping the characters in one place a little longer, they're getting more chances to interact more informally and being able to develop more. The drunken night is particularly hysterical, especially with Kurogane's reaction.

[Pedro Ángel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ahora si se esta poniendo interesante con este nuevo mundo, al fin sabemos un poco más del pasado de Syaoran y como tiene esos instintos de pelea a pesar de ser arqueólogo.

Solo espero que con los personajes que van apareciendo no tenga que leer más cosas simultáneas a la par de Tsubasa y XXXHolic que ya bastante enredo tengo con la secuencia de tomos.

[Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two page spreads!? Almost one in each chapter! What confidence. Not only are we feeling the story amp up, the writers and artists feel it too! Er, maybe that’s the other way around. Syaoran is learning the way of the sword and while adopting a new master (kinda) he runs into an old friend! The plot thickens.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

It always takes me a moment to remember where the story has left off when I dive back into a series and it's been awhile since I picked up the last one. Luckily it never takes long to catch up. Really enjoying this series so far.

[Joana Bookneeders · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gotta love me some Oni. Again, the magic is fantastic and our Syaoran is trying to get better since he has a big flaw in his fighting style. Everyone seems to help out and I really like the friendship that is forming among these characters.

[Yenn Muñozz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bueno pero no lo suficiente, ya veo más de Sakura ya no solo es un saco de papas ya tiene un rol pero este mundo no me llama la atención, al menos si lo viera en un capítulo de serie puede que cambie de opinión.

[Michael Schmid · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, so, sooooooo ein guter Band! *___* echt, ich kann nichts kritisieren. Er macht soviel Hunger auf mehr! :Oooooooo

[Bee (BacchusVines) · Rating 3 out of 5]

The country of Oto is one of my favorites in the beginning. I also appreciate the dang cliffhanger.

[Kirsten Simkiss · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was cute. I liked the world, although I feel like our characters are going to be stuck in it for a while.

[Mady Rey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Estoy intrigada, muero por leer el siguiente tomo.

[R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting story and characters. I love the crossovers and the new monsters!! Exciting and funny, a great series.

[Karen Alcocer Peralta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cada vez esta mejor.... No quiero que termine

[DinosaursAtWork · Rating 2 out of 5]

I find the episodic nature of this story quite boring ... I'm just trying to get through to get to the part where things pick up