2010 CLAMP Year in Review!

And another year comes to a close.

What did we treat ourselves to this year?

Manga stats:
Kobato. reached Drop 22d and Volume 5.
xxxHolic reached chapter 211 and Volume 18.
GATE 7 premiered with a one-shot teaser chapter.
Another Horitsuba chapter appeared, too.

Anime productions:
Kobato. ended its run on tv and released its final volume on DVD.
xxxHolic・Rou's OAD was released in April.
xxxHolic・Rou Adayume previewed its trailer for next year's OAD.

Other:
CLAMP did illustrations for Olympic skater Yui Sakai, Maaya Sakamoto, NHK's Tensai TV-kun, Summer Wars, and more.
CLAMP also designed a couple Blythes for an exhibit and charity auction.
CLAMP opened official twitter accounts.

Upcoming:
xxxHolic・Rou Adayume will be coming out in March with Volume 19.
GATE 7 will start its regular serialization in February
The CLAMP@Mobile Fes! will be held in February

Domestic news:
Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations & Spring Thunder will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in January.
CLAMP in America will be released in June (or so they say)
More omnibus, regular manga, and anime releases from Dark Horse, Yen Press, Del Rey and FUNimation.

Ah~ Great year and lets look forward to more in 2011~

[Misc] Koukan Nikki

CLAMP will be a guest artist in Minoru Toyoda & Kumichi Yoshizuki's Koukan Nikki doujinshi to be sold at this year's Comiket. A preview of their work and the works in the book is at the website here.

[more info: chibiyuuto]

[Update] CLAMP @Mobile Fes! 2011

Newtype has more information on the CLAMP exhibition coming up in February with good news for the general public ~

At the Ikebukuro Animate store, 9th floor
February 3-13 - Free admission to everyone
- xxxHolic・Rou Adayume exhibition
- CLAMP exhibit of reproductions
- CLAMP fair merchandise at Animate stores

At the Ikebukuro Amlux Tokyo, 5th floor
for CLAMP@Mobile members (previously posted)
February 5
- CLAMP exhibit of original artwork (GATE 7, xxxHolic, Kobato, Tsubasa)
- Photo opportunity with life-size character cutouts
- Event only merchandise
February 6 - for 200 lottery winners
- Premiere showing of xxxHolic・Rou Adayume
- CLAMP talk show

[Update] xxxHolic・Rou Adayume OAD

The OAD website has updated with some character design images for Watanuki and Doumeki along with the news of the ending theme, Gomen-ne, by Tiara. Check it out!

[News] CLAMP -NET

CLAMP-NET's mid-December update: upcoming xxxHolic goodness

Kobato. ~ [Newtype - monthly drops]
~no new scheduling breaks through February 10th~
December 24: DVD Volume 12
December 24: Volume 5

xxxHOLiC ~ [Bessatsu Shonen Magazine - monthly chapters]
~no new scheduling breaks through Feb 9th~
February 9: xxxHolic will be featured on the Bessatsu Shonen Magazine front cover
March 9: Volume 19 (also available with OAD) While Suga Shikao's Adayume is the opening theme, Tiara's 'Gomen-ne' from her upcoming Tears album will be the ending theme. Her album will be out February 16th.
January 26: xxxHolic◆Kei anime DVD box set will contain an illustration (Animedia May 2006's cover) autographed by CLAMP

GATE 7 ~ [JUMP SQ. - regular series starting in 2011]
February 4: GATE 7 regular serialization starts
Date unknown: Mangettes

ETC.
December 22: Magic Knight Rayearth re-released in a DVD box set
January 26: Cardcaptor Sakura re-released in a DVD box set part 1
February 2011: CLAMP@MOBILE Fes art exhibit at Ikebukuro for members-only
June 28, 2011: CLAMP in America
Date unknown: Code Geass GAIDEN: Boukoku no Akito

*updates

[News] xxxHolic, CCS, Kobato tidbits

There's an interview with Sayaka Oohara (Yuuko) up at Animate.tv as she promotes the xxxHolic DVD box sets.

Cardcaptor Sakura is also being re-released in a DVD box set by Geneon Universal. Amazon.jp has an image of the cover and it will be on sale January 26th, 2011.

CLAMP-NET also added a small piece of news. Along with the lovely Kobato calendar illustration, there will be a mail-in offer in this month's Newtype for a Kobato telephone card.

[News] Gate 7 licensed by Kaze...in France

France's Kaze Manga Company has licensed CLAMP's new work, GATE 7, in their magazine, Animeland, which was released December 5th.

Sadly, we have yet to hear of any update on the simultaneous US/Asia release of the title that was promoted over three years ago.

[credits: Kaze]

[Update] CLAMP in America delayed again

Just got a notice from Amazon.com that CLAMP in America will be delayed until June 28th, 2011 which is confirmed at Random House.

[Update] Bessatsu Shonen Magazine

This month's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine's cover changes. xxxHolic isn't reaching a 'final climax' anymore. Strange...

[News] Chobits re-release

FUNimation will re-release Chobits as a complete DVD or Blu-ray set February 1, 2011.

[Amazon.com has the blu-ray set at $38..not a bad deal]

[Cover] Bessatsu Shonen Magazine

The Bessatsu Shonen Magazine blog has updated with January's cover image. The blurb for xxxHolic says that the series is finally reaching its climax. Bessatsu's blog also states that the magazine is adding a new series next February. Could this mean xxxHolic will wrap up in February?