2014 CLAMP Year in Review

2014 was the year of the CCS market being revived. It was time for hardcore CCS fans to empty their pockets for a 1:1 scale clow wand, shoes, dolls, figurines, figurines, figurines, t-shirts, sweatshirts, cell phone cases, keychains, household goods, makeup, etc.



Manga stats:
xxxHOLiC Rei reaches chapter 38 and volume 3 and is on hiatus
Tsubasa World Chronicle debuts, reaches chapter 5

Anime stats: no new anime was released this year.

Other:
Nakayoshi kicked off its 60th Anniversary with special Cardcaptor Sakura and Magic Knight Rayearth merchandise...well, 95% CCS, 5% MKR...or something like that.

CCS also kicked off a special art exhibit which yielded even more merchandise.



Upcoming:
All those CCS preorders being fulfilled as the merchandise is released.
Reprint of the CCS manga
More Tsubasa World Chronicle.
More Code Geass: Akito the Exile
Blood-C stage play
Will we see the continuation and/or completion of any other of CLAMP's unfinished manga titles?

Thank you to all the readers who continue to follow this blog.
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year

２０１５年、あけましておめでとうございます！！ 今年もどうぞ、CLAMPをよろしくお願い致します。 新しい一年が皆様にとって、素晴らしい年になりますように！ pic.twitter.com/Z4hgWuFqGC

— CLAMP【さくら原画展：東京開催中】 (@CLAMP_news) December 31, 2014

Above is CLAMP's tweet and New Year's illustration (image also at their blog)

Also another greeting and doodle from Satsuki Igarashi at their blog.

And a cute new Hana illustration tweeted a couple days ago...

東京に住んでいた時に、良くお邪魔していた創作料理のお店、 池ノ上の「スプンティーノ」さんご夫妻にさし上げた色紙。 クリスマス会があったのですが私達は仕事でお邪魔出来ず、お友達に託しました。喜んで頂けたとの事、良かったです！ pic.twitter.com/BsoquEPnoM

— CLAMP【さくら原画展：東京開催中】 (@CLAMP_news) December 30, 2014

[News] Blood-C stage play in 2015

The 2011 anime, Blood-C, will be getting a stage play to link the tv anime and movie. CLAMP was part of the original character design and screenplay.

The play will run July 2-5 at the Setagaya Public Theater.

More info:
Nega Design Works Blood-C website
Natalie.mu

[News] Nakayoshi 60th Anniversary Edition of Card Captor Sakura

From CLAMP's blog:
Cardcaptor Sakura will be reprinted into 9 volumes commemorating Nakayoshi's 60th Anniversary in 2015.

Benefits ~
1. If you buy the commemorative edition, you'll get the digital copy, too.
2. You'll also be able to have the previously unreleased illustrations with the digital copies.
3. And each volume will come with a trading card with a new illustration (for a total of 9). The above illustration being the first. It is also the cover of Volume 1.
(not sure if any of the digital benefits will be available outside of Japan)

Volumes 1 and 2 are out March 27th.

More info and larger image at CLAMP's blog and Nakayoshi.

[News] Tsubasa World Chronicle Volume 1+

In this week's Shonen Magazine, information about the first volume of Tsubasa World Chronicle was released. It will be on sale February 17th. The limited edition will contain the Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations anime on Blu-ray with the below new illustration.



... Also more photos of the upcoming Tomoyo nendoroid are at twitter...

ブログの更新がやっとできました…！⇒ 12月24日に案内開始♡「ねんどろいど 大道寺知世」をご紹介！ http://t.co/dOcwXvNaGG #CCさくら #goodsmile グッスマオンラインショップ特典はケロちゃんです♪ pic.twitter.com/E36WpeIIif

— カホタン＠グッスマのすみっこ (@gsc_kahotan) December 22, 2014

[Goods] CCS again, plus new illustration...

【くじ情報】アニくじ『カードキャプターさくら』は1月22日（木）発売予定ばい！A賞にはなんとCLAMP先生描き下ろしのイラストを使用！そしてB賞には桜ちゃんと小狼くんが持っているあのぬいぐるみを再現ばい！絶対GETするしかなか！！ pic.twitter.com/EuUh3UQ09n

— アニメイト福岡天神 (@animatetenjin) December 2, 2014

Animate lottery items to be released in January; more info and pics here including this lovely image.