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Clamp No Kiseki
''CLAMP no Kiseki'' (, ''CLAMP's track'' or ''CLAMP's miracle'') is a twelve volume series of anime books celebrating the 15th anniversary of Clamp in 2004. It is published in America by Tokyopop and in Spain by Norma Editorial. Each volume is a full-color, 32-page book that contains summaries of featured series, interviews with Clamp and friends of Clamp, artwork, and exclusive new short comics. In addition, each issue comes with three special chess pieces featuring characters from Clamp's various series. All twelve volumes have been released in Japan, Spain, Germany, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States. Volumes After collecting them all there was also a possibility to send in coupons within a limited time to receive a White King Kero-chan ''(Cardcaptor Sakura)'', a Black King Spinel Sun ''(Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga maga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, directly to home media, and over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, or video games. It is classified into numerous genres targeting various broad and nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Babylon
, also known as ''Tokyo Babylon: A Save Tokyo City Story'', is a Japanese manga series created by mangaka group Clamp. The series follows Subaru Sumeragi, the head of the Sumeragi clan, and his sister Hokuto, as they work to protect Tokyo from a myriad of supernatural perils while living with a man named Seishiro Sakurazuka. Shinshokan serialized it in ''South'' and ''Wings'' ''shōjo'' manga magazines from 1990 to 1993, and it was collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. Tokyopop first distributed the English-language version of the manga; this is now handled by Dark Horse Comics. The series is based on a self-written work, ''dōjinshi'', writer Nanase Ohkawa created. Clamp decided to add dark social themes to the serialization because of the chapters' lengths. Clamp found it difficult to write the manga because it was being serialized alongside their first work, ''RG Veda''. Between 1992 and 1994, Madhouse studio adapted ''Tokyo Babylon'' into a two-part original video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wish (manga)
is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by Clamp. It is published in English by Tokyopop. The American translation was imported to Australia by Madman Entertainment. Plot While walking home from work one day, a doctor named Shuichiro notices an angel, Kohaku, stuck on a tree while being attacked by a crow. He rescues Kohaku and, in return, Kohaku offers to grant him a wish. However, Shuichiro does not want one. He likes his life, his work is going well, he has no money problems and he believes in fulfilling his own dreams. So Kohaku decides that the best thing to do is stay and help him until he does think of a wish they can grant. During their stay, the angel Hisui, and two demons, Koryuu and Kokuyo, also begin living in the house, along with the Koryuu's servants Ruri and Hari. Kokuyo is the son of Satan and is in love with Hisui, who is one of the four Angel Masters controlling the four elements: earth, wind, fire, and water; with wind being their element. Kokuyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chobits
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the Japanese manga collective Clamp. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Magazine'' from September 2000 to October 2002, with its chapters collected in eight bound volumes. ''Chobits'' was adapted as a 26-episode-long anime television series broadcast on TBS from April to September 2002. In addition, it has spawned two video games as well as various merchandise such as figurines, collectable cards, calendars, and artbooks. The series tells the story of Hideki Motosuwa, a college student who finds an abandoned , or personal computer (パーソナルコンピュータ ''pāsonaru konpyūta'') with an anthro-human form, which he names "Chi" after the only word it initially can speak. As the series progresses, they explore the mysteries of Chi's origin together and questions about the relationship between human beings and computers. The manga is set in the same universe as ''Angelic L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikaru Shidou
The list of characters from the ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' anime and manga series by CLAMP. (Note: many characters' names are either taken from or related to cars). Main characters Hikaru Shidou is an eighth-grader with bright red eyes and scarlet hair, who is small for her age and often teased for her boyishness. She helps her parents and her three older brothers (Masaru, Satoru and Kakeru) to run a school for Kendo. She is headstrong and determined, and in many ways very childish, but she is fiercely loyal to her friends. In particular, she wants to save Cephiro in the first arc in order to return home to her dog, Hikari, her precious childhood friend. She uses fire-based spells, such as ''Arrow of Fire'' (Honoo no Ya) and ''Crimson Lightning''. Hikaru is very popular with fans, especially with boys, because of her sometimes childish behavior; for example, in the manga, where Fuu is "asking" Ferio to help them, Umi catches on to what she's doing, but Hikaru has no idea what' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RG Veda
is a manga created by Clamp, consisting of ten volumes in all. It was first published in Japan in 1989 as Clamp's debut manga. The story features elements of Vedic mythology; the title itself is pronounced ''Rigveda'', the name of one of the four Vedas. The series is known for its extravagant and richly detailed art. It inspired a 2-episode anime OVA that was released through 1991 to 1992. The OVAs were licensed by Central Park Media, while Manga Entertainment licensed it in the UK and Australia, with a different English dub. The ''RG Veda'' manga has been translated and released in many different languages. Tokyopop has released English versions in the United States. However, they have since lost the rights, and Dark Horse Comics recently acquired the series, it being published in omnibus form in 2016. Plot Three hundred years ago, the god of thunder, Taishakuten, rebelled against the Heavenly Emperor, killing both him and the guardian god Ashura-ō. With the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knight (chess)
The knight (♘, ♞) is a piece in the game of chess, represented by a horse's head and neck. It moves two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square vertically, jumping over other pieces. Each player starts the game with two knights on the b- and g-, each located between a rook and a bishop. Movement Compared to other chess pieces, the knight's movement is unique: it moves two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square vertically (with both forming the shape of a capital L). When moving, the knight can jump over pieces to reach its destination. Knights capture in the same way, replacing the enemy piece on the square and removing it from the board. A knight can have up to eight available moves at once. Knights and pawns are the only pieces that can be moved in the chess starting position. Value Knights and bishops, also known as , have a value of about three pawns. Bishops u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of Many Faces
is a manga by Clamp about a nine-year-old boy named Akira Ijyuin who steals beautiful and valuable objects to please his two mothers and is known to the public as the dashing, clever thief named the ''Man of 20 Faces''. The manga took inspiration from the works of Edogawa Ranpo, most notably from The Fiend with Twenty Faces.. The storyline of ''Man of Many Faces'' occurs simultaneously with both ''Clamp School Detectives'' and '' Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders'', as demonstrated by a conversation between Nokoru and Suō which also takes place in ''Clamp School Detectives'', while in '' Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders'' Akira and Utako appear at their age as they do in ''Man of Many Faces''. The manga is published in English by Tokyopop (formerly) and Viz Media (currently), retaining its right to left format. Plot summary By day nine-year-old Akira Ijuyin is a normal student at Clamp School, but at night he becomes the mysterious thief 20 Masks. His thefts are usually subj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clamp School Defenders
Clamp may refer to: Tools and devices *Brick clamp, an early method of baking bricks *Clamp (tool), a device or tool used to hold objects in a fixed relative position (many types listed) **C-clamp **C-clamp (stagecraft) **Riser clamp, a device used to support vertical piping *Nipple clamp, a sex toy *Storage clamp, an agricultural root crop storage *Wheel clamp, a device used with road vehicles to prevent theft or enforce parking restrictions Biology and medicine * CLAMP (Climate leaf analysis multivariate program), a method for characterizing past climates * Clamp (zoology), an attachment structure found in some parasitic flatworms * Clamp connection, a structure formed by hyphal cells of certain fungi * DNA clamp, a ring-like structure associated with DNA replication and other phenomena * Glucose clamp technique, a method for quantifying insulin secretion and resistance * Patch clamp, a technique used to hold a natural cell membrane or artificial lipid bilayer Electronics and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clamp School Detectives
, also known as ''CLAMP Campus Detectives'', is a manga series by Clamp, which was adapted into a 26-episode anime series, produced by Bandai Visual and Studio Pierrot. The manga series was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Monthly Asuka'' manga magazine between January 1992 and October 1993, spanning three ''tankōbon'', while the anime premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo between May 3, 1997 and October 25, 1997. An early work of the all-female ''manga artist'' group Clamp, the series outlines the adventures of the Elementary School Student Board in their attempt to better the lives of the female population of Clamp School. Tokyopop have released the manga in English across North America in three volumes. Now it's currently available on Kindle through Viz Media. Bandai Entertainment released the anime as one of their initial titles. It is now licensed by Maiden Japan. The anime series has been translated and dubbed into English by the anime television network, Animax, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seishirō Sakurazuka
is a fictional character that was created by Clamp and first appeared in the manga '' Tokyo Babylon''. He appears as a kind veterinarian who shows romantic affection for the young exorcist (referred as '' onmyōji'') Subaru Sumeragi. During the story, it is revealed he is the , Japan's number-one assassin who is targeting Subaru. The character returns in the apocalyptic manga '' X'' as a combatant in the battle of Armageddon, a Dragon of Earth and Subaru's rival. An alternative version of Seishiro appears in Clamp's crossover series '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' as a young treasure hunter who is searching for two vampires, one of whom is an alternative version of Subaru. Seishiro was created alongside Subaru and his twin sister Hokuto as the main characters for a '' dōjinshi'' novel. After undergoing major changes, he was used as a main character in ''Tokyo Babylon''. Multiple actors voiced the character in animated adaptations of the manga. Since his introduction in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rook (chess)
The rook (; ♖, ♜) is a piece in the game of chess. It may move any number of squares horizontally or vertically without jumping, and it may an enemy piece on its path; additionally, it may participate in castling. Each player starts the game with two rooks, one in each corner on their own side of the board. Formerly, the rook (from Persian رخ ''rokh''/''rukh'', meaning "chariot") was alternatively called the tower, marquess, rector, and comes (count or earl). The term "castle" is considered to be informal, incorrect, or old-fashioned. Placement and movement The white rooks start on squares a1 and h1, while the black rooks start on a8 and h8. The rook moves horizontally or vertically, through any number of unoccupied squares (see diagram). The rook cannot jump over pieces. The rook may capture an enemy piece by moving to the square on which the enemy piece stands, removing it from play. The rook also participates with the king in a special move called castling, wherein it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
