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Tsubasa Character Guide
BEHIND THE SCENES!
Here is a revealing look at the acclaimed, bestselling manga series RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. Spanning the first seven graphic novels, this thrilling guide includes intriguing details about the characters, worlds, and mysteries of Tsubasa, including info on the popular crossover CLAMP characters who always seem to appear in the Tsubasa universe! It also features a brand-new Tsubasa short story, an interview with CLAMP writer Ageha Ohkawa, games and quizzes, a fan section, pre-production artwork, and more. This is an essential book for any fan of the Tsubasa manga series and anime!
Here is a revealing look at the acclaimed, bestselling manga series RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. Spanning the first seven graphic novels, this thrilling guide includes intriguing details about the characters, worlds, and mysteries of Tsubasa, including info on the popular crossover CLAMP characters who always seem to appear in the Tsubasa universe! It also features a brand-new Tsubasa short story, an interview with CLAMP writer Ageha Ohkawa, games and quizzes, a fan section, pre-production artwork, and more. This is an essential book for any fan of the Tsubasa manga series and anime!
240 pages, Paperback
First published April 14, 2005
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Clamp
1,128 books3,132 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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May 27, 2019
an absolute MUST for TRC fans - from facts to fun, interviews to quizzes and magazine poll results, there's a lot of great details here as well as hilarious features like Fai's advice column (I was snorting with laughter, like when Sakura asks "why do I keep falling asleep all the time?" and Mokona wants to know how to get Kurogane to like it). A fantastic treat - the end are original sketches of chapters in the first volume of TRC, which are stunning even in early rendition.
July 12, 2011
Not much to say about a character guide. There were some interesting quizzes and cute "Which Character are you?" multiple choice games (apparently I'm Kurogane), in addition to a "Which Country Should you Live in?" multiple choice. There is a short comic, just about five or six pages that is amusing. Reading all of the character stats was a bit daunting after a while, however, and perhaps would have been more fun for someone either more into the series or more into video games, as it seemed to read like the stats for video game characters.
Either way, if you are a die hard fan, you must have this in your collection. And even if you aren't, it is still a pretty fun read.
Either way, if you are a die hard fan, you must have this in your collection. And even if you aren't, it is still a pretty fun read.
December 20, 2012
i love this book . Is pretty rare to see manga to have a guide book . This book have a lot fun things . This is a book for anyone that didn't quite get the twist and turn story in the manga. It's really helpful . I just love it. Oh,and also there have book 2 which is much more bigger than book 1.
November 23, 2013
While the actual behind the scenes stuff was interesting, most of what was included in this "guide" was information we already knew from the manga.
September 10, 2016
My friends and I like to do the quizes to see which charater were most like
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