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こばと [Kobato] #3
Kobato #3
La misión de Kobato es aliviar el sufrimiento que atormenta a los que la rodean: por cada pena que atenúe, conseguirá una pequeña lágrima que irá a la botella que cuida con esmero. Porque, cuando la llene, podrá ir al lugar que ansía…
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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Clamp
750 books3,148 followersŌkawa 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.
[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.
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April 10, 2025
Ufff referencias a Wish, o un mundo ahora mucho más conectado.
Con romance, yakuzas y una trama que avanzó poquito en revelaciones pero casi nada en la acción o el frasco. Y no mucho más qué decir. El perrito me gusta más aquí que en las interracciones del Clamp No Kiseki.
Con romance, yakuzas y una trama que avanzó poquito en revelaciones pero casi nada en la acción o el frasco. Y no mucho más qué decir. El perrito me gusta más aquí que en las interracciones del Clamp No Kiseki.
February 27, 2020
2020 Read #256
2.5 stars
Stubborn characters are the only reason this series went for six volumes — but it is fun seeing the different cameos from other CLAMP characters!
2.5 stars
Stubborn characters are the only reason this series went for six volumes — but it is fun seeing the different cameos from other CLAMP characters!
December 7, 2023
Dibujo precioso, alguna escena bonita pero no me está transmitiendo lo que pensaba que haría. Tristemente ha dejado fría la primera mitad, ojalá la segunda cambie eso.
October 15, 2025
Review for the complete series
Kobato has a wish. To have her wish granted, she needs to heal wounded hearts - unfortunately, she doesn't know all that much about the world around her. With the help of Ioryogi - a soft toy dog - Kobato goes on a mission to better understand how the world and the people in it work and always hoping she might heal someone.
Firstly, Kobato is adorable. I absolutely love her design and all her outfits - I'd read this series just for that! But she's also got a very loveable personality. Granted, naive and ditzy characters can get on my nerves, but Kobato is written well; she's such a ray of sunshine and her cluelessness is explained by the plot.
In general, Kobato. is a sweet and fluffy series, there's really very little evil in it - even the villains aren't exactly bad guys. It was a little hard to get into at with how episodic it was; Kobato stumbled from one scenario into the next of trying to understand the world - by that I mean things like how to behave on Christmas or Valentine's Day. Once Kobato ends up as an assistant in a nursery, the plot gains substance and direction.
Although this series can be read by itself, I think those familiar with other CLAMP works can appreciate it more; there are many cameos of other CLAMP figures, in fact, a lot more than any other CLAMP work (Tsubasa not included as that one brings together almost all works). Some of the cameos are very brief but there's just something very satisfying seeing all these characters. Knowing these characters' stories definitely makes their part in Kobato. more meaningful.
The art, of course, is beautiful - I'm tempted to say this is actually one of my favourites among CLAMP's styles. That being said, it does use the long-limbed proportions which were quite prominent in Tsubasa. These unnaturally long limbs never sat quite right with me, so it's actually saying something that I would still consider this one of my favourite styles despite the odd proportions.
Kobato. is a light and endearing read. It's nothing mindblowing, but it doesn't need to be. I'd dearly recommend it to people who generally like CLAMP and their characters, but it can be a nice little read for newcomers as well.
June 21, 2018
I wrote in my review of the last volume that I hoped the authors would give Kobato's love interest some character development to avoid what would certainly be an abrupt turnaround for his character when he inevitably falls for her, and I'm happy to report that they did! We get a few scenes with Fujimoto actually showing genuine concern for Kobato, and it seems that their apparent dislike for each other is softening. Hooray!
Getting some backstory and context for Ioryogi's predicament was a welcome surprise, and if I had to make a guess I would say he's some sort of fire-based cat demon/spirit. While this wouldn't mean much to other fans, I loved the nod to CLAMP's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure parody comic character, Jouta(?) in the form of the bird spirit that delivers news to Ioryogi. I just thought that was a neat addition.
We learned quite a bit more information surrounding the kindergarten and Sayaka's ex, Something Something Okiura (we don't know his first name). This brings up another issue I have with CLAMP's writing style, which often resorts to "tell, don't show". They were doing pretty well in the other two volumes, but it would have been nice to see Sayaka's backstory rather than have the page filled with speech bubbles. I am enjoying the plot, and I'm curious to see how Kobato handles this new batch of information.
I didn't bring this up last time, but I noticed it in this volume as well. CLAMP is very good at getting character's feelings across through mannerisms and movements. I also like the build-up we've seen regarding the phone at the kindergarten. The reader feels a sense of dread every time it rings since we've only heard the loan shark calling to make threats up until this point, and I like how that expectation was played with a bit in this volume. Nevertheless, I think they should disconnect it, the damn thing never brings any good news.
Getting some backstory and context for Ioryogi's predicament was a welcome surprise, and if I had to make a guess I would say he's some sort of fire-based cat demon/spirit. While this wouldn't mean much to other fans, I loved the nod to CLAMP's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure parody comic character, Jouta(?) in the form of the bird spirit that delivers news to Ioryogi. I just thought that was a neat addition.
We learned quite a bit more information surrounding the kindergarten and Sayaka's ex, Something Something Okiura (we don't know his first name). This brings up another issue I have with CLAMP's writing style, which often resorts to "tell, don't show". They were doing pretty well in the other two volumes, but it would have been nice to see Sayaka's backstory rather than have the page filled with speech bubbles. I am enjoying the plot, and I'm curious to see how Kobato handles this new batch of information.
I didn't bring this up last time, but I noticed it in this volume as well. CLAMP is very good at getting character's feelings across through mannerisms and movements. I also like the build-up we've seen regarding the phone at the kindergarten. The reader feels a sense of dread every time it rings since we've only heard the loan shark calling to make threats up until this point, and I like how that expectation was played with a bit in this volume. Nevertheless, I think they should disconnect it, the damn thing never brings any good news.
July 7, 2017
Dans ce troisième tome, on en découvre plus sur le secret qui entoure le crèche de Mme Sayaka. Les liens qui unissent les différents personnages sont désormais connus.
On fait la connaissance de Maître Genko, un ours pâtissier, ancien comparse de Ioryogi qui lui fournit ces informations. le mystère plane toujours sur la véritable nature de Kobato et des animaux magiques qui gravitent autour d'elle. le passé d' Ioryogi apparaît trouble et tumultueux.
Un tome sombre et mystérieux. Entre la mafia et la véritable apparence d'Ioryogi, j'ai été prise dans cette histoire qui commence à se complexifier. Un très bon tome qui fait monter le suspense d'un cran.
On fait la connaissance de Maître Genko, un ours pâtissier, ancien comparse de Ioryogi qui lui fournit ces informations. le mystère plane toujours sur la véritable nature de Kobato et des animaux magiques qui gravitent autour d'elle. le passé d' Ioryogi apparaît trouble et tumultueux.
Un tome sombre et mystérieux. Entre la mafia et la véritable apparence d'Ioryogi, j'ai été prise dans cette histoire qui commence à se complexifier. Un très bon tome qui fait monter le suspense d'un cran.
May 11, 2021
El personaje principal de este tomo es Iorogi. Y sí, en algún momento nos hemos tenido que preguntar, roque Kobato va con este peluche. Es claro que por si sola no podría sobrevivir a algunas situaciones, pero ya en el primer tomo nos dimos cuenta que este no es un simple peluche. Aquí descubriremos más información sobre quien es Iorogi (o Ioriogi, como le llama Kobato). ¿Qué le impulsa u obliga a estar con Kobato?
También empezaremos a notar el aspecto romántico de la obra, y es que algo pasa con los sentimientos de Kobato.
También empezaremos a notar el aspecto romántico de la obra, y es que algo pasa con los sentimientos de Kobato.
March 15, 2022
In questo volume si scopre qualcosa in più del passato del signor Ioryogi: è stato trasformato in pupazzo da qualcuno per punizione, aiutare Kobato a riempire la bottiglia, aiuterà anche lui a riassumere le sue sembianze e la parola "Paradiso" è stata pronunciata. Che sia un angelo? Grazie alle informazioni raccolte la storia del passato dell'asilo è stata rivelata. Secondo me c'è ancora tanto da scoprire. A metà dell'opera la qualità e la storia continuano senza cali. Mi aspetto grandi cose.
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March 28, 2021
-It’s been about a year since I read the last volume of Kobato but jumping in and remembering everything was not hard at all! I enjoyed this volume more than the other two because this volume had more of a story. The last two volumes were just Kobato and Ioryogi meeting a person and helping them and then repeating that cycle.
-After reading Bleach, a shonen manga, it was so nice to get back to Kobato, a shojo manga. I just love the pacing and really letting a moment breath and letting the reader pause and take in the moment. In shonen manga most of the time things are so rushed and compact and I just don’t find that as effective or as appealing. I love the art in the later volumes of Bleach (and I don’t dislike the art in the early volumes either) but reading a shojo by CLAMP is stunning. The way they draw the effects like fire is beautiful and so elaborate. The shading and strong contrasts in light and dark is really used to amplify a moment. It’s just so beautiful, obviously the characters are stunning and even the chibi style characters for joke moments are beautifully done.
-I definitely was more into Fujimoto and Kobato as a couple in this volume than the past one. Fujimoto is that anime type of dude who is a bit tsundere (kind of like Kyo from Fruits Basket but at like a 50% lol) and can be kind of cold to others. But in this volume he was much kinder and mellow than the prior volume. He still has that long rat tail hairstyle but I try to ignore it.
-I very much ENJOYED seeing Touya from CardCaptor Sakura cameo for a moment at Fujimoto’s part time job.
-I enjoyed the scenes of Ioryogi with all the other animal characters.
-After reading Bleach, a shonen manga, it was so nice to get back to Kobato, a shojo manga. I just love the pacing and really letting a moment breath and letting the reader pause and take in the moment. In shonen manga most of the time things are so rushed and compact and I just don’t find that as effective or as appealing. I love the art in the later volumes of Bleach (and I don’t dislike the art in the early volumes either) but reading a shojo by CLAMP is stunning. The way they draw the effects like fire is beautiful and so elaborate. The shading and strong contrasts in light and dark is really used to amplify a moment. It’s just so beautiful, obviously the characters are stunning and even the chibi style characters for joke moments are beautifully done.
-I definitely was more into Fujimoto and Kobato as a couple in this volume than the past one. Fujimoto is that anime type of dude who is a bit tsundere (kind of like Kyo from Fruits Basket but at like a 50% lol) and can be kind of cold to others. But in this volume he was much kinder and mellow than the prior volume. He still has that long rat tail hairstyle but I try to ignore it.
-I very much ENJOYED seeing Touya from CardCaptor Sakura cameo for a moment at Fujimoto’s part time job.
-I enjoyed the scenes of Ioryogi with all the other animal characters.
May 24, 2023
The plot is thickening. We have character backstories being thrown at us left, right, and centre. And is that a hint of a love story that I see? But all in all, the character no longer annoy me and I'm very excited to see how we're going to deal with certain plot points especially since we are now half way through the story!
March 9, 2022
The story is picking up! The elementary school story is going on for longer than I expected, still ongoing through Vol 3 in a 6 volume series, and Kobato still only has like 7 pieces in her jar. I wonder when she’s gonna fill it up.
June 26, 2017
In same ways I'm reminded of Chobits and all the mystery kinda reminds me of Legal Drug. Kinda growing on me. Definitely curious about Ioryogi and Fujimato's histories.
August 8, 2017
Siiiiigh this is going to destroy all my feels; I can see it.
December 27, 2018
I can't find books 1 or 2 in English T-T
July 24, 2019
Jati diri sang penagih utang yang selalu mengganggu Bu Sayaka mulai diungkap. Juga rahasia Ioryogi. Antara Kobato dengan Fujimoto san mulai terbangun chemistry yang ahem....
March 13, 2020
Oh shiiiiiiiiiiit. Things are getting intense now. We're beginning to learn somethings~!
February 9, 2022
Une histoire toujours aussi attendrissante et bouleversante <3
August 22, 2024
kobato is so sweet I love her <3
April 21, 2025
I'm beginning to think I will regret not having volume 5. Oh, well!
September 20, 2025
3.75 / 5
September 22, 2025
The plot is plotting now!
December 17, 2025
4,25 ✨
Je crois que CLAMP ne me décevra jamais ! Que ce soit les dessins (magnifiques 🤩), les caractères des personnages et les messages transmis. On se laisse emporter tellement facilement dans l'histoire (j'ai lu ce tome en à peu près 30 min, d'habitude je mets le double pour un manga de cette taille). La touche d'humour et de fantastique est vraiment bien dosée, ce qui rend l'histoire encore plus intéressante.
Je crois que CLAMP ne me décevra jamais ! Que ce soit les dessins (magnifiques 🤩), les caractères des personnages et les messages transmis. On se laisse emporter tellement facilement dans l'histoire (j'ai lu ce tome en à peu près 30 min, d'habitude je mets le double pour un manga de cette taille). La touche d'humour et de fantastique est vraiment bien dosée, ce qui rend l'histoire encore plus intéressante.
March 17, 2013
This is a cute series. A girl named Kobato who is working towards becoming an angel has to fill this little jar by healing people's hearts. She gets a job working at a kindergarten, only to have the Yakuza trying to shut it down.
In this volume we learn more about the situation regarding the Kindergarten and why the Yakuza are involved with it. We learn more about Kobato's new friends from the school as well. Meanwhile, Ioryogi (the stuffed dog-looking creature) contacts some old friends to start looking into the situation as well (running into an old enemy (?) along the way).
Like I said, it's cute. Designs look a lot like some of Clamp's other ones (I'm pretty sure the landlady looks a lot like the one from Chobits. And Kobato looks like Sakura with longer hair.). It wouldn't be a surprise - or the first time - Clamp has re-used characters before. God's messenger bunny shows up as well (though not in this volume - in this one, one of the human chars. is dressed up as him though). The story is interesting, but we only learn a little about what's going on. Sadly, it's not a very memorable story. I had it marked as read already, but had no memory of having read it (not sure if it was marked accidentally...), even after re-reading it. It's cute, though. Just not the best volume, I think.
In this volume we learn more about the situation regarding the Kindergarten and why the Yakuza are involved with it. We learn more about Kobato's new friends from the school as well. Meanwhile, Ioryogi (the stuffed dog-looking creature) contacts some old friends to start looking into the situation as well (running into an old enemy (?) along the way).
Like I said, it's cute. Designs look a lot like some of Clamp's other ones (I'm pretty sure the landlady looks a lot like the one from Chobits. And Kobato looks like Sakura with longer hair.). It wouldn't be a surprise - or the first time - Clamp has re-used characters before. God's messenger bunny shows up as well (though not in this volume - in this one, one of the human chars. is dressed up as him though). The story is interesting, but we only learn a little about what's going on. Sadly, it's not a very memorable story. I had it marked as read already, but had no memory of having read it (not sure if it was marked accidentally...), even after re-reading it. It's cute, though. Just not the best volume, I think.
October 28, 2020
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Me ha encantado este tercer tomo. Ya se descubre algo más del pasado del peluche y se deja ver que fue alguien muy importante a quien le expulsaron del cielo por algún motivo y su castigo es ayudar a Kobato. Me gusta este nuevo dato que hace que todo parezca un poco más lioso. Además, parece ser que Kobato empieza a sentir algo por Fujimoto, pero este parece sentir algo por la profesora de la guardería. Además, se descubren más datos sobre por qué quieren derrumbar y desahuciar a la profesora descubriendo parte de su pasado. Me ha gustado mucho y quiero saber más
Me ha encantado este tercer tomo. Ya se descubre algo más del pasado del peluche y se deja ver que fue alguien muy importante a quien le expulsaron del cielo por algún motivo y su castigo es ayudar a Kobato. Me gusta este nuevo dato que hace que todo parezca un poco más lioso. Además, parece ser que Kobato empieza a sentir algo por Fujimoto, pero este parece sentir algo por la profesora de la guardería. Además, se descubren más datos sobre por qué quieren derrumbar y desahuciar a la profesora descubriendo parte de su pasado. Me ha gustado mucho y quiero saber más
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June 20, 2016
Awalnya di dua buku pertama agak membosankan. Belum lagi salah satu tokoh yang menurutku terlalu 'lebay', tapi setelah memasuki buku ketiganya, akhirnya plot mulai terbaca, meski misteri siapa itu Kobato masih belum terbuka. Menjelang akhir, bukunya seru lho. Terutama buku kelima dan dipuncaknya, buku keenamnya. Seru!
Dan seperti biasa, artwork dari CLAMP jelas terlihat di sini. Cantik-cantik. Belum lagi muncul cameo dari buku-buku CLAMP yang lainnya. Bikin bacanya jadi nostalgia sendiri. Worth to read! ;)
Dan seperti biasa, artwork dari CLAMP jelas terlihat di sini. Cantik-cantik. Belum lagi muncul cameo dari buku-buku CLAMP yang lainnya. Bikin bacanya jadi nostalgia sendiri. Worth to read! ;)
February 8, 2017
SO, a couple of the characters are not so mysterious now! The plot thickens.
August 3, 2016
Y al fin en este volumen empieza a haber una explicación sobre la situación del jardín de infantes y sobre Ioryogi, el "guardián" de Kobato.
Además empieza a crecer la relación entre Fujimoto y Kobato a medida que se va conociendo un poco el pasado de Fujimoto.
La historia sigue siendo tierna con un poco de seriedad pero espero que se ponga más interesante en los otros volúmenes, especialmente el personaje de Kobato.
Además empieza a crecer la relación entre Fujimoto y Kobato a medida que se va conociendo un poco el pasado de Fujimoto.
La historia sigue siendo tierna con un poco de seriedad pero espero que se ponga más interesante en los otros volúmenes, especialmente el personaje de Kobato.
January 26, 2020
Progresivamente se está volviendo una historia más seria, girando en torno al problema de la dueña del jardín de niños y finalmente logramos ver un poco más de Ioryogi (que sigue teniendo muy mal carácter... afortunadamente!).
Sigue habiendo humor, pero menos. Kobato es igual de torpe, pero llena de buenas intenciones.
Sigue habiendo humor, pero menos. Kobato es igual de torpe, pero llena de buenas intenciones.
December 17, 2016
I read this book in the series first because they had it at the local used book store. I'm familiar with CLAMP and consider myself to be a fan. This story made some sense considering I started reading it from volume 3. Though I probably would have enjoyed it more if I knew the whole story. I will probably read the rest of this series in the future since this seems like an interesting story.
December 3, 2010
I continue to not really care for this title. With all the strong(ish) main female characters that Clamp has created Kobato really doesn't fit to me. She is just so clueless and needy you can't even call her a damsel in distress she just becomes a loser.
And v.3 ISN'T the last volume!!
And v.3 ISN'T the last volume!!
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