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ツバサ - RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE [Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE] #27
Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Vol. 27
THE RESTART OF TIME!
Cut off by time, the travelers have arrived in Fei-Wang Reed’s dimension to get Sakura back. But Fei-Wang has been waiting for them, and they’re in for the ultimate fight. The witch Yûko finally brings into play that odd cylinder she’s had in her keeping, and what’s inside gives Syaoran the shock of her life!
Cut off by time, the travelers have arrived in Fei-Wang Reed’s dimension to get Sakura back. But Fei-Wang has been waiting for them, and they’re in for the ultimate fight. The witch Yûko finally brings into play that odd cylinder she’s had in her keeping, and what’s inside gives Syaoran the shock of her life!
192 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2009
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Clamp
761 books3,162 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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September 21, 2020
These last few volumes make more sense each time i re-read them.
May 20, 2015
This is the volume where we all went WTF! It is so confusing, so unbelievable, so amazing. You may read the story again and again and again and yet you will always have questions.
January 25, 2021
I find the battle/action art very difficult to follow.
May 3, 2018
I really liked this, and there is less and less confusion in each volume. Yuko is great, I'm really looking forward to XXX Holic, after I finish this and World Chronicle!
June 17, 2019
"the dream remains a dream . . . "
as always, I have no idea how CLAMP managed the most complicated crossover ever. probably cried the most in this volume - and have no idea how I'm going to make it through the last one.
(2019 reread) as I was reading, I kept thinking about that one line - and big surprise, it's the same one I quoted my first time around.
as always, I have no idea how CLAMP managed the most complicated crossover ever. probably cried the most in this volume - and have no idea how I'm going to make it through the last one.
(2019 reread) as I was reading, I kept thinking about that one line - and big surprise, it's the same one I quoted my first time around.
October 8, 2025
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.
February 13, 2017
Sorry, but I don't understand a thing from this volume! So confusing, so carelessly twisted. .. Does Clamp understands her own story?
And the action scenes are not well-drawn.. I can't understand the fight scenes.
I will finish to see what is the point of the whole story but it is not becoming my favorite manga. No way!
And the action scenes are not well-drawn.. I can't understand the fight scenes.
I will finish to see what is the point of the whole story but it is not becoming my favorite manga. No way!
December 14, 2013
December 2013: 4.5 Stars (Shown as 4)
Great volume! The action is at the highest it has ever been, which may or may not be a good thing. In terms of plot, the amount of action is perfect, it's what readers have been waiting for. In terms of artwork, I'm sorry, but action panels have never been very clear in this series. Luckily, the fallouts were always clear, so it didn't really matter.
I think we're getting to the more mind-effing part of the series. So Sakura and Syaoran... are Syaoran's parents?! What?! Hopefully this base will be extensively covered in the next volume.
Also: well-played, Fei-Wang, using the body double? Didn't do you much good in the long run, now did it, though? xD heehheheheh...
On to the LAST VOLUME!! WAAAAH I'M GONNA CRY!
Oh! Speaking of crying, I've never seen Mokona so emotional before! My heart pinched when I saw his/her/its tears :(
Great volume! The action is at the highest it has ever been, which may or may not be a good thing. In terms of plot, the amount of action is perfect, it's what readers have been waiting for. In terms of artwork, I'm sorry, but action panels have never been very clear in this series. Luckily, the fallouts were always clear, so it didn't really matter.
I think we're getting to the more mind-effing part of the series. So Sakura and Syaoran... are Syaoran's parents?! What?! Hopefully this base will be extensively covered in the next volume.
Also: well-played, Fei-Wang, using the body double? Didn't do you much good in the long run, now did it, though? xD heehheheheh...
On to the LAST VOLUME!! WAAAAH I'M GONNA CRY!
Oh! Speaking of crying, I've never seen Mokona so emotional before! My heart pinched when I saw his/her/its tears :(
June 30, 2016
No me lo puedo creer... ¿Por qué no me he leído yo esta serie antes?
June 9, 2018
I really need to start reviewing these comics immediately after I finish reading them, because by the time I get it around to reviewing them these days I’ve forgotten the entire plot. Though I guess that speaks to my waning interest in the increasingly complicated story and the haphazard way that the narrative has devolved throughout the series. The group led by Syaoran has crossed dimensions to take the fight to Fei Wang Reed (who still seems to hold Sakura captive), but the battle is far more complicated than they realized it would be - Yuko has been keeping secrets and Syaoran and Sakura have infinitely more power over the universe then they ever expected. Unfortunately Clamp’s storytelling has gotten extremely devolved, and I kind of can’t wait to read the final compilation and get the story over with. Hopefully they’ll draw it neatly together in an interesting manner, but I’m not holding my breath.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 19, 2020
Capitulo 211-219
* RESUMEN EXPRESS CON SPOILER*
- A Fye le es devuelto su poder aumentado por el clon de Syaoran. Lo usa para llegar a la dimensión en donde se encuentra Fei Wang. allí Fei Wang tiene el cuerpo de Sakura pero no pasa lo que el esperaba ya que Syaoran logra alcanzarla.
- Yuuko guardaba un as bajo la manga y es que pidió ayuda de los padres de Syaoran para que apoyaran con su poder a evitar que el mundo de Clow sea destruido, ellos pagaron el precio de mantenerse juntos pero a la vez separados.
- los padres de Syaoran tratan de reconstruir la lógica y todos los mundos que Fei Wang trato de destruir.
- Yuuko también recogió los restos de los clones y les pidió elegir, de alguna manera en el final ellos tendrán una oportunidad de hacer algo.
* RESUMEN EXPRESS CON SPOILER*
- A Fye le es devuelto su poder aumentado por el clon de Syaoran. Lo usa para llegar a la dimensión en donde se encuentra Fei Wang. allí Fei Wang tiene el cuerpo de Sakura pero no pasa lo que el esperaba ya que Syaoran logra alcanzarla.
- Yuuko guardaba un as bajo la manga y es que pidió ayuda de los padres de Syaoran para que apoyaran con su poder a evitar que el mundo de Clow sea destruido, ellos pagaron el precio de mantenerse juntos pero a la vez separados.
- los padres de Syaoran tratan de reconstruir la lógica y todos los mundos que Fei Wang trato de destruir.
- Yuuko también recogió los restos de los clones y les pidió elegir, de alguna manera en el final ellos tendrán una oportunidad de hacer algo.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 6, 2023
This volume felt like time was in slow motion, yet so much was happening all at once. It was crazy, intense and overwhelming! I can't breathe or relax! I need to know! So many questions, so to be explained.
Tokyo is the Kingdom of Clow, just eons in the past. Sakura's feather that she place in the water in Tokyo has waited there building in power, now returned to her and giving Fei Wang the power to destroy the connection between dimensions, so he could break the rule of death being irreversible. Now Syaoran and Sakura, Syaoran parents are free and using their immense power to put it all back together. Crazy stuff!
Tokyo is the Kingdom of Clow, just eons in the past. Sakura's feather that she place in the water in Tokyo has waited there building in power, now returned to her and giving Fei Wang the power to destroy the connection between dimensions, so he could break the rule of death being irreversible. Now Syaoran and Sakura, Syaoran parents are free and using their immense power to put it all back together. Crazy stuff!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 2, 2021
Bruised but unbroken, Syaoran and his friends have finally reached Fei-Wong, who is about to use Sakura and her magic to break the laws of reality - but when Yuuko reveals the purpose of a strangely familiar artifact from her shop, all chaos will finally break loose! CLAMP delivers a shocking, tense, and fascinating penultimate entry that will keep fans tumbling through its quick action and twists til the last page. With reality crumbling around them, the truths of their fates will leave out heroes on the edge of everything...
March 15, 2024
Mindblowing, sumpah. Kalau aja ada versi novelnya, aku mau baca. Pasti banyak hal yang nggak terjelaskan di komik, bisa terjelaskan di narasi novelnya.
Hatiku jerat-jerit pas liat Sakura Kinomoto dan Syaoran Li beneran muncul sebagai ortunya "Syaoran". Jadi Clow itu adalah Tokyo di masa depan? Dan semua dunia yang dijelajahi tim Syaoran itu sebenarnya adalah memori dari satu dunia yang sama? Arrrgghhhhhh!
Hatiku jerat-jerit pas liat Sakura Kinomoto dan Syaoran Li beneran muncul sebagai ortunya "Syaoran". Jadi Clow itu adalah Tokyo di masa depan? Dan semua dunia yang dijelajahi tim Syaoran itu sebenarnya adalah memori dari satu dunia yang sama? Arrrgghhhhhh!
April 26, 2022
I think we cross over into Sci-Fi territory with all the talk of time travel and magic. Again, seeing the full involvement of Yuko on the path of the Tsubasa gang is freaking good. The action scenes were done really well too. I never felt lost in what was going on in the fight against Fei-Wang. There is so much dumping of motives in these lasts few volumes.
February 17, 2026
Decisiones, sacrificios, elecciones… Todos deben tomar partido, incluso los clones, cada uno debe elegir qué hacer para poder sobrellevar todos los problemas que se han creado ante la modificación del espacio-tiempo. Se les presenta una oportunidad para poder ser felices y sentir que todo el horror vivido ha valido la pena.
March 14, 2018
This is where everything starts to get confusing for me...because paradoxes, dimensional rifts, time travel, AND reincarnations combined have a knack for being confusing. I got really excited for Cardcaptor!Sakura and Syaoran, though.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 31, 2024
Let me explain the three stars. We are at just one volume from the end of the series. It's impossible that things are getting more complicated than getting clearer at this point. There are too many Sakuras and too many Syaorans and I don't know who's who anymore.
August 19, 2017
Good volume.
May 20, 2019
Muchos sacrificios dolorosos
October 3, 2021
One Syaoran dissolving into pieces, the other gravely injured, and Fai & Kurogane not much better off - how will the group survive Fei-Wang Reed's attacks?
Go team, go!
Go team, go!
June 9, 2022
(Aviso: lectura hecha en ejemplar en español, publicado en México. La presente nota se modificará cuando se dé de alta en GR la edición correspondiente).
July 29, 2022
Beaucoup trop bien ?! Incroyable vraiment
August 9, 2024
My precious beautiful babies 😭😭😭😭
June 6, 2025
*Squeals in Fan Person*
May 8, 2025
Dejando de lado que es medio ininteligible, de nuevo por qué coño es tan importante sakura y syoran? Simplemente no entiendo, aquí syoran ni es él y sakura permaneció dormida todo el pinche tiempo y sin hacer nada. Literal mokona me causa más emociones que ellos dos juntos.
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Igual sigo sin amar a la parejita de Sakura y Xiao Lang, pero ya releyendo y acabando de leer tooooodo lo que Clamp ha hecho, y tantas buenas historias... se puede entender como un hipertexto. No queriendo que se pierdan tantos mundos, tantas historias (hasta las inconclusas hahaha) y viendo y conociendo el poder que Sakura (y si poder del "everything will be daiyobu) se entiende la necesidad de conectar Card Captors con esta línea de Tsubasa.
Plus: por fin entendí por qué la historia se llama "crónica de una reserva". Y me latió. Además le entendí un poquitín más a la historia.
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Igual sigo sin amar a la parejita de Sakura y Xiao Lang, pero ya releyendo y acabando de leer tooooodo lo que Clamp ha hecho, y tantas buenas historias... se puede entender como un hipertexto. No queriendo que se pierdan tantos mundos, tantas historias (hasta las inconclusas hahaha) y viendo y conociendo el poder que Sakura (y si poder del "everything will be daiyobu) se entiende la necesidad de conectar Card Captors con esta línea de Tsubasa.
Plus: por fin entendí por qué la historia se llama "crónica de una reserva". Y me latió. Además le entendí un poquitín más a la historia.
did-not-want-to-finish
September 17, 2012I could not even make myself open this volume. I barely made it through volumes 22-26 without wanting to pull my hair out. Finally I just decided that I don't care how the story ends, so I will not be finishing the series. It just got to be so convoluted and confusing. I didn't really care about the characters or their relationships as much as I wanted to. Sad; I really wanted to love this series.
August 16, 2010
Another manga series building towards a conclusion. While I enjoy seeing how CLAMP is tying up the ends between all of the characters they have introduced (maybe not entirely convincing but still..) This is not a friendly entry point for a new reader to the series. Better to start at the beginning.
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