[News] CLAMP-NET

CLAMP-NET has a new layout! with more images galore and new profile, manga & character database pages. Check it out.

Here's the beginning of April updates.

Kobato. ~ [Newtype - monthly drops]
Fall 2009: anime starts
~break 4/10~

Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- ~ [Shonen Magazine - weekly chapitres]
May 15: Volume 27 (also available with limited edition OAD)
~break 4/22~

xxxHOLiC ~ [Young Magazine - weekly chapters]
May: Maru & Moro figure on sale
June 23: Volume 15 (also available with limited edition OAD)
~no new breaks~

ETC.
April 10: Newtype 5 with CLAMP's 20th Anniversary Cover Gallery Special
April 10: Asano Atsuko's 神々たちの午睡/Kamigami-tachi no gosui in Animedia with CLAMP illustrations
May 9: Asano Atsuko's 神々たちの午睡/Kamigami-tachi no gosui in Animedia with CLAMP illustrations
May: 7th set of CLAMP in CARDLAND cards
July: new CLAMP@MOBiLE layout
August 15: Mangettes: Gate 7 released
Oct 20: CLAMP in America

Code Geass
April 24: R2 DVD/Blu-ray Volume 9 will come with a CLAMP-illustrated storage box

Mouryou no Hako
April 22: DVD Volume 5
May 22: Blu-Ray Box

*updates

[Cover] Mangettes: Gate 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazon.jp has the cover of CLAMP's upcoming new work!!! Mangettes: Gate 7!!!

But the release date is still Aug 15, 2010.

You can find more about this work here

[News] Sales Ranking

After the first week of sales...

Taiyosha
1. NANA vol. 21
2. Air Gear vol. 24
3. Fairy Tail vol. 14
4. Tsubasa vol. 26
5. Hajime no Ippo vol. 87

Php
1. NANA vol. 21
2. Fairy Tail vol. 14
3. Tsubasa vol. 26
4. Ahiru no Sora vol. 23
5. Air Gear vol. 24

[Cover] Mouryou no Hako Volume 5

Amazon.jp has the cover to Mouryou no Hako Volume 5 up. It's the last volume, and it will be out April 22nd.

[Preorder dates] xxxHolic Guidebook and Tsubasa artbook

Amazon.com has listed Del Rey's xxxHolic official guidebook and Tsubasa Album de Reproductions original art collection up for release October 27th.

[Review] Tsubasa Shunraiki OAD 1

Tsubasa Shunraiki/ツバサ 春雷記 is the original animation DVD that is coupled with Tsubasa Volume 26 of the manga. The first part came out March 17th. The second will come out May 15th with Volume 27.

*Spoilers ahead* This anime skips the manga parts in the world of Infinity (the chess-like goth world) and Celes (Fay's hometown), but actually starts off where they leave Celes and move into Kurogane's world in Nippon. It covers most of Volume 22 of the manga.

Significant parts of the story include Kurogane's sacrifice that is made so that he and his boyfriend can safely travel to Nippon.

While they are all healing, Seishirou pops his head in to goad Syaoran into a fight. As far as shonen fights go, the animation is lacking. There are some nice parts, but I think the people working on xxxHolic were more talented as making characters look...well, not like demented fanart.

Watanuki gets his two cents in, but the Other Syaoran's entrance ends the episode.

Overall impression ~ The animation was worse than Tokyo Revelations, but somewhat nicer than the tv series. This cast of seiyuu was as usual, forgettable. The opening song, SONIC BOOM, by Maaya Sakamoto was pretty nice as was the visuals. The ending, Kioku no Mori, by Fiction Junction Yuuka was decent, too. There was a surprisingly random flashback scene with Sakura holding Chii's head. If you compare the manga-to-anime interpretation of this to the recent xxxHolic OAD, this felt half-arsed. I think most people will point to the crappy animation and think why? $60? yeah right. The writing was also uneven and well, the highlights were the opening/ending songs and the way you can laugh at the deformed bodies. Let's hope that the 2nd one fairs a little better.

[Cover] Code Geass R2 Volume 9 box (other side)

Here's the other side. (via CG com for slightly larger image)

[Preview] CLAMP@MOBiLE

CLAMP-NET has a preview of their new Mobile site which will be up April 1st. Even though it's for paid subscribers in Japan, thought you might like seeing the new avatar section. Members can change outfits and get items for their avatars. There will be contests and quizes to get items, too. CLAMP's private board, publisher's column, special illustrations, etc will also be available there.

[Cover] Code Geass R2 Volume 9 Box

Here's a photo of the CLAMP-illustrated storage box that comes with the last volume of Code Geass R2 shown at this year's TAF. (via CG com) It'll be out April 24th.

[Web Radio]xxxHolic-Tsubasa OAD

xxxHOLiC & Tsubasa no Haru made Matenai! #07 is up at Onsen.ag.

[News] Kobato. anime homepage!

Kobato.tv is up with a little info. No seiyuu news though. This series is slated for the fall season.

[News] CLAMP-NET

CLAMP-NET's mid-March update

Kobato. ~ [Newtype - monthly drops]
Fall 2009: anime starts
~no new breaks~

Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- ~ [Shonen Magazine - weekly chapitres]
March 17: Volume 26 (also available with limited edition OAD)
May 15: Volume 27 (also available with limited edition OAD)
~break 3/25~

xxxHOLiC ~ [Young Magazine - weekly chapters]
May: Maru & Moro figure on sale
June 23: Volume 15 (also available with limited edition OAD)
~break 3/16, 3/30~

ETC.
April 1: new CLAMP@MOBiLE layout
April 10: Asano Atsuko's 神々たちの午睡/Kamigami-tachi no gosui in Animedia with CLAMP illustrations
May 9: Asano Atsuko's 神々たちの午睡/Kamigami-tachi no gosui in Animedia with CLAMP illustrations
May: 7th set of CLAMP in CARDLAND cards
August 15: Mangettes: Gate 7 released
Oct 20: CLAMP in America

Code Geass
April 24: R2 DVD/Blu-ray Volume 9 will come with a CLAMP-illustrated storage box

Mouryou no Hako
March 25: DVD Volume 4
April 22: DVD Volume 5
May 22: Blu-Ray Box

*updates

[Cover] TRC Volume 26 +

Amazon.jp now has a larger image of TRC Volume 26's regular edition and the OAD edition up.

Just noticed on Amazon.com that the Clover Omnibus has more preview pages than the Dark Horse website. The back summary says that there will be 8 double page color illustration and 17 more color illustrations. There's also a cute 20th Anniversary logo. Sounds good.

[Cover]Mouryou no Hako Official Guide

Here's the cover to Mouryou no Hako's Official Guide book. It contains 88 pages of illustrations, seiyuu interviews and an interview with the author & director. This is on sale March 27th.

[Cover] TRC Volume 26

Amazon.jp has a larger image of TRC Volume 26 (hardcover edition) up. It'll be out March 17th.

[Cover] TRC Volume 26

Here's the cover to the regular edition of TRC Volume 26. It will be out March 17th.

[News] CLAMP-NET

CLAMP-NET updated to add a break in xxxholic's schedule March 16th.

[Blu-ray] FUNimation's Tsubasa Season 1

Previously rumored, but now confirmed with a date. FUNimation will release Tsubasa Season 1 on Blu-Ray April 14th.

[Update] Dark Horse's Clover Omnibus

Just a quick update (..cause CLAMP fans love waiting), Dark Horse lists their Clover Omnibus for May 6th (instead of April 22nd).

[Web radio] xxxHolic-Tsubasa OAD

xxxHOLiC & Tsubasa no Haru made Matenai! #06 is up at Onsen.ag. Sakura is the guest.

[Lyrics] xxxHolic Shunmuki & Tsubasa Shunraiki

Since there were requests at the community, might as well also post here, since blogspot shows up in google more often.

xxxHolic Shunmuki
Suga Shikao's sofa - lyrics here for japanese & romanji
Azu's Cherish - lyrics here for japanese & english translation

Tsubasa Shunraiki
Maaya Sakamoto's SONIC BOOM - lyrics here for japanese & romanji
FictionJunction Yuuka's Kioku no Mori - lyrics here for romanji & english translation.

Credits to the respective websites. Feel free to comment with missing translations, etc.

[News] CLAMP-NET

CLAMP-NET's beginning of March update - nothing much, but at least there are very few manga breaks this month. :)

Kobato. ~ [Newtype - monthly drops]
Fall 2009: anime starts
~no new breaks~


(TRC Vol 26..but they didn't upload the regular cover?)
Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- ~ [Shonen Magazine - weekly chapitres]
March 17: Volume 26 (also available with limited edition OAD)
May 15: Volume 27 (also available with limited edition OAD)
~break 3/11~

xxxHOLiC ~ [Young Magazine - weekly chapters]
May: Maru & Moro figure on sale
June 23: Volume 15 (also available with limited edition OAD)
~break 3/2~

ETC.
July 1: new CLAMP-NET/CLAMP@MOBiLE layout
May: 7th set of CLAMP in CARDLAND cards
August 15: Mangettes: Gate 7 released
Oct 20: CLAMP in America

Code Geass
April 24: R2 DVD/Blu-ray Volume 9 will come with a CLAMP-illustrated storage box

*updates

[Cover] Mouryou no Hako Volume 4 +

Here's the cover of Mouryou no Hako Volume 4. The DVD will be out March 25th.

CLAMP in CARDLAND Series 6 launched last week. The package illustration is the only newly illustrated card in this series. The card has a different colored background than the actual package that has been previously posted.