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¥Ä¥Ð¥µ - RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE [Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE] #1
Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Vol. 01
SAKURA AND SYAORAN RETURN!
But they're not the people you know. Sakura is the princess of Clow - and possessor of a mysterious, misunderstood power that promises to change the world. Syaoran is her childhood friend and leader of the archaeological dig that took his father's life. They reside in an alternate reality...where whatever you least expect can happen - and does. When Sakura ventures to the dig site to declare her love for Syaoran, a puzzling symbol is uncovered - which triggers a remarkable quest. Now Syaoran embarks upon a desperate journey through other worlds - all in the name of saving Sakura.
But they're not the people you know. Sakura is the princess of Clow - and possessor of a mysterious, misunderstood power that promises to change the world. Syaoran is her childhood friend and leader of the archaeological dig that took his father's life. They reside in an alternate reality...where whatever you least expect can happen - and does. When Sakura ventures to the dig site to declare her love for Syaoran, a puzzling symbol is uncovered - which triggers a remarkable quest. Now Syaoran embarks upon a desperate journey through other worlds - all in the name of saving Sakura.
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First published August 9, 2003
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Clamp
1,174?books3,093?followers?kawa Nanase ´ó´¨Æßž
[born: 2 May 1967; ?saka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa ¤â¤³¤Ê¤¢¤Ñ¤Ñ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Ky¨to; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick è¾®¤ß¤Ã¤¯
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Ky¨to; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki ÎåÊ®¹¤µ¤Ä¤
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Ky¨to; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member d¨jinshi 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 ?mi. 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; ?saka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa ¤â¤³¤Ê¤¢¤Ñ¤Ñ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Ky¨to; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick è¾®¤ß¤Ã¤¯
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Ky¨to; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki ÎåÊ®¹¤µ¤Ä¤
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Ky¨to; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member d¨jinshi 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 ?mi. 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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December 30, 2019
Vivir las aventuras de Sakura y Shaoran una vez m¨¢s juntos me encanta.
Aunque esta historia es mucho m¨¢s melanc¨®lica que card captor tiene su propio encanto.
Aunque esta historia es mucho m¨¢s melanc¨®lica que card captor tiene su propio encanto.
June 13, 2010
(This review applies to the whole manga series, rather than the first volume.)
Don't be fooled by the cute, light-adventure facade the first volume of this series projects. There is plot coming, and it will hit like a truck.
Many readers find it hard to connect with Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE at first look, because the actual story starts out a bit slower than the dramatic teaser at the opening of the first chapter. It feels a bit like a bait-and-switch; for the first half-dozen volumes or so, Tsubasa is merely the episodic crossover adventures of CLAMP's fan-favorite characters Syaoran and Sakura and friends as they hop through worlds populated by other familiar CLAMP faces. Those who continue reading beyond that point begin seeing character revelations and tiny hints of things to come scattered throughout the next half-dozen volumes, which makes the series a bit more intriguing -- but it's still easy to mistake the series for your standard villain-of-the-week adventure story.
And then, around volume 13 or 14, the plot suddenly kicks into high gear. All of the innocuous hints that have been planted throughout the first dozen volumes begin to come into play. From that point it becomes fast, intense, and utterly addictive, and as the series continues I find myself gnawing on things in anticipation of the next chapter's release.
This is by far the best CLAMP series of the dozen or so I've read. It's a must for fans of CLAMP's other work, nearly all of which is represented here, but even for non-CLAMP devotees, the story is worth reading for the creative plot twists and deliciously angst-drizzled character development.
...and Fay D. Flourite. Read the series, if only for Fay. ^_^
Don't be fooled by the cute, light-adventure facade the first volume of this series projects. There is plot coming, and it will hit like a truck.
Many readers find it hard to connect with Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE at first look, because the actual story starts out a bit slower than the dramatic teaser at the opening of the first chapter. It feels a bit like a bait-and-switch; for the first half-dozen volumes or so, Tsubasa is merely the episodic crossover adventures of CLAMP's fan-favorite characters Syaoran and Sakura and friends as they hop through worlds populated by other familiar CLAMP faces. Those who continue reading beyond that point begin seeing character revelations and tiny hints of things to come scattered throughout the next half-dozen volumes, which makes the series a bit more intriguing -- but it's still easy to mistake the series for your standard villain-of-the-week adventure story.
And then, around volume 13 or 14, the plot suddenly kicks into high gear. All of the innocuous hints that have been planted throughout the first dozen volumes begin to come into play. From that point it becomes fast, intense, and utterly addictive, and as the series continues I find myself gnawing on things in anticipation of the next chapter's release.
This is by far the best CLAMP series of the dozen or so I've read. It's a must for fans of CLAMP's other work, nearly all of which is represented here, but even for non-CLAMP devotees, the story is worth reading for the creative plot twists and deliciously angst-drizzled character development.
...and Fay D. Flourite. Read the series, if only for Fay. ^_^
May 9, 2015
OK, I plowed through all 28 volumes of this initially in an effort to make sense of xxxHolic. Which, eventually, it sort of did. What I am to use to make sense of Tsubasa, I don't know. Well, Wikipedia, I suppose, but even it only becomes comprehensible after one has read the thing maybe twice.
I had actually, as usual, started with the anime, but it does not go all the way to the end of the tale, and it skipped some parts I'd been especially curious about. The anime is quite well done and recommended, if incomplete even with the OVAs added.
Attractions include a couple of very beguiling side characters, and a good bit of sartorial and art value. Also, it never descends into smarminess. De-tractions include the utterly tedious fight scenes that seem to be a requirement of the form, and without which one could get through things in half the time and page count with no loss of information.
The most complicated end-game I have ever seen finally clears the decks for the happy ending, which is: all the male characters go off into the sunset together, and they finally dump the girl who stays home. Granted, she's spent half the tale comatose, taking passive heroine-ing to whole new levels just short of necrophilia. So they're all probably better off without each other.
All the markers of the genre cranked up to eleven; angsty backstories, wildly melodramatic set pieces, dark secrets, a peculiarly Japanese idfic.
I kinda liked it, actually.
Ta, L.
I had actually, as usual, started with the anime, but it does not go all the way to the end of the tale, and it skipped some parts I'd been especially curious about. The anime is quite well done and recommended, if incomplete even with the OVAs added.
Attractions include a couple of very beguiling side characters, and a good bit of sartorial and art value. Also, it never descends into smarminess. De-tractions include the utterly tedious fight scenes that seem to be a requirement of the form, and without which one could get through things in half the time and page count with no loss of information.
The most complicated end-game I have ever seen finally clears the decks for the happy ending, which is: all the male characters go off into the sunset together, and they finally dump the girl who stays home. Granted, she's spent half the tale comatose, taking passive heroine-ing to whole new levels just short of necrophilia. So they're all probably better off without each other.
All the markers of the genre cranked up to eleven; angsty backstories, wildly melodramatic set pieces, dark secrets, a peculiarly Japanese idfic.
I kinda liked it, actually.
Ta, L.
February 13, 2017
First volume review
So I started to Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles. The main reason was that it is well known, classic manga and loved by almost everyone. So I decided to turn to it.
I liked the first chapter but to be honest, it was a bit confusing. This dimension-hopping thing is new to me, also the characters were introduced quickly. But at the end of the volume I got interested in the story.
Syaoran and Sakura friendship was cute at the beginning. I already liked Syaoran, he seems calm and mature character, also determined. Other characters also seem unique. The humor was pleasant too. The art was satisfactory. Let's see what happens next.
Review of whole series
I have mixed feelings about this manga. Beginning was powerful, some story arcs were interesting. But after a while, it got repetitive. I waited for good explanations and decent ending. But it didn't get decent explanations and the ending was horrible.
I liked main characters : Shaoran, Sakura, Kurogane, Fai, Dimension witch Yuka However, some were medicore and forgettable. I didn't like the main evil character, he was one dimensional and uninteresting.
So, the story was like a repetitive fairy tale gone dark and confusing after a while. I really want to like this, but searching for my emotions, I don't feel any. It is like an okay-didn't-like-much-but-okay kinda story.
So, 3.92 stars overall.
So I started to Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles. The main reason was that it is well known, classic manga and loved by almost everyone. So I decided to turn to it.
I liked the first chapter but to be honest, it was a bit confusing. This dimension-hopping thing is new to me, also the characters were introduced quickly. But at the end of the volume I got interested in the story.
Syaoran and Sakura friendship was cute at the beginning. I already liked Syaoran, he seems calm and mature character, also determined. Other characters also seem unique. The humor was pleasant too. The art was satisfactory. Let's see what happens next.
Review of whole series
I have mixed feelings about this manga. Beginning was powerful, some story arcs were interesting. But after a while, it got repetitive. I waited for good explanations and decent ending. But it didn't get decent explanations and the ending was horrible.
I liked main characters : Shaoran, Sakura, Kurogane, Fai, Dimension witch Yuka However, some were medicore and forgettable. I didn't like the main evil character, he was one dimensional and uninteresting.
So, the story was like a repetitive fairy tale gone dark and confusing after a while. I really want to like this, but searching for my emotions, I don't feel any. It is like an okay-didn't-like-much-but-okay kinda story.
So, 3.92 stars overall.
September 3, 2020
¡°There¡¯s a certain strength that¡¯s needed to be able to cry when you should.¡±
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May 2, 2020
This first volume sets the stage for what looks to be an exciting story. The artwork was fabulous, and the dialogue read well. However, I hope it gets better after this point, because this start was a bit lackluster. Also, some profanity thrown into the mix was unnecessary.
September 5, 2021
Je recommence ce manga que j'avais commenc¨¦ il y a des ann¨¦es et j'esp¨¨re le lire jusqu'au bout pour connaitre le d¨¦nouement cette fois !
November 17, 2020
?Empieza la gran aventura!
Esta es una de las introducciones m¨¢s impactantes y entretenidas que he le¨ªdo, y eso que ya estoy familiarizada con el trabajo de las CLAMP.
En la primera mitad del volumen, conocemos a Syaoran y Sakura, quienes viven en el Reino de Clow y han sido amigos desde la infancia; ella es la pricesa y ¨¦l trabaja en la excavaci¨®n de unas ruinas que aparentemente esconden un poder m¨¢s all¨¢ de lo cre¨ªble.
Sin embargo, ese poder llama a Sakura y cuando ¨¦sta responde, brotan de su espalda unas alas incandescentes; pero, al mismo tiempo, pierde algo de su consciencia. Syaoran, al tratar de regresarla a sus cinco sentidos, hace que las plumas se dispersen por varios mundos y que con ello su vida vaya desprendi¨¦ndose de su cuerpo.
As¨ª pues, antes de que algo peor le suceda a la princesa, es enviado por el Sacerdote Yukito al mundo del Jap¨®n actual, donde se encuentra Yuuko, mejor conocida como la Bruja de las Dimensiones.
Al mismo tiempo, Kurogane, un ninja y espadach¨ªn sumamente poderoso, perteneciente a un Jap¨®n antiguo, es enviado por la princesa Tomoyo, bajo la condici¨®n de que aprenda y entienda lo que significa la verdadera fuerza.
Por otra parte, Fay D. Flowright, un mago del Reino de Celes, se transporta al Jap¨®n actual con la excusa de no regresar jam¨¢s al mundo del que es originario, donde el Rey Ashura permanece dormido.
Seg¨²n Yuuko, todos tienen el mismo prop¨®sito: viajar por diferentes mundos. Pero para tener esta habilidad, tendr¨¢n que dar algo a cambio. Kurogane da su katana, Fay el tatuaje en su espalda, y Syaoran renuncia a los recuerdos que Sakura tiene de ¨¦l. Aunado a ello, Mokona les ayudar¨¢ a viajar a trav¨¦s de dimensiones y a recuperar las plumas (que se traducen a sus recuerdos y su vitalidad).
La segunda parte del tomo es la llegada de nuestro grupo a la Rep¨²blica de Hanshin. All¨ª recuperan la primera pluma de Sakura, que estaba entre las ropas de Syaoran, y adem¨¢s descubren que los habitantes tienen un poder especial llamado kudan.
Como dije al inicio, es una de las introducciones mejor planteadas y aunque ¨¦ste volumen s¨®lo abarca del 01 al 05 cap¨ªtulo, la historia se va como arena entre los dedos. Est¨¢ lleno de acci¨®n y es tan din¨¢mico al presentar a todos los personajes, que es una joya por donde lo mires.
?No puedo esperar a leer el segundo! ?Totalmente recomendable para quienes est¨¦n buscando leer una gran aventura!
Este volumen contiene los cap¨ªtulos 1 - 5.
Esta es una de las introducciones m¨¢s impactantes y entretenidas que he le¨ªdo, y eso que ya estoy familiarizada con el trabajo de las CLAMP.
En la primera mitad del volumen, conocemos a Syaoran y Sakura, quienes viven en el Reino de Clow y han sido amigos desde la infancia; ella es la pricesa y ¨¦l trabaja en la excavaci¨®n de unas ruinas que aparentemente esconden un poder m¨¢s all¨¢ de lo cre¨ªble.
Sin embargo, ese poder llama a Sakura y cuando ¨¦sta responde, brotan de su espalda unas alas incandescentes; pero, al mismo tiempo, pierde algo de su consciencia. Syaoran, al tratar de regresarla a sus cinco sentidos, hace que las plumas se dispersen por varios mundos y que con ello su vida vaya desprendi¨¦ndose de su cuerpo.
As¨ª pues, antes de que algo peor le suceda a la princesa, es enviado por el Sacerdote Yukito al mundo del Jap¨®n actual, donde se encuentra Yuuko, mejor conocida como la Bruja de las Dimensiones.
Al mismo tiempo, Kurogane, un ninja y espadach¨ªn sumamente poderoso, perteneciente a un Jap¨®n antiguo, es enviado por la princesa Tomoyo, bajo la condici¨®n de que aprenda y entienda lo que significa la verdadera fuerza.
Por otra parte, Fay D. Flowright, un mago del Reino de Celes, se transporta al Jap¨®n actual con la excusa de no regresar jam¨¢s al mundo del que es originario, donde el Rey Ashura permanece dormido.
Seg¨²n Yuuko, todos tienen el mismo prop¨®sito: viajar por diferentes mundos. Pero para tener esta habilidad, tendr¨¢n que dar algo a cambio. Kurogane da su katana, Fay el tatuaje en su espalda, y Syaoran renuncia a los recuerdos que Sakura tiene de ¨¦l. Aunado a ello, Mokona les ayudar¨¢ a viajar a trav¨¦s de dimensiones y a recuperar las plumas (que se traducen a sus recuerdos y su vitalidad).
La segunda parte del tomo es la llegada de nuestro grupo a la Rep¨²blica de Hanshin. All¨ª recuperan la primera pluma de Sakura, que estaba entre las ropas de Syaoran, y adem¨¢s descubren que los habitantes tienen un poder especial llamado kudan.
Como dije al inicio, es una de las introducciones mejor planteadas y aunque ¨¦ste volumen s¨®lo abarca del 01 al 05 cap¨ªtulo, la historia se va como arena entre los dedos. Est¨¢ lleno de acci¨®n y es tan din¨¢mico al presentar a todos los personajes, que es una joya por donde lo mires.
?No puedo esperar a leer el segundo! ?Totalmente recomendable para quienes est¨¦n buscando leer una gran aventura!
Este volumen contiene los cap¨ªtulos 1 - 5.
March 15, 2011
You want to have your brain fried? then I suggest you read Tsubasa.
CLAMP is super clever in taking the two main protagonist from their other work: Cardcaptor Sakura, a favourite of mine. So, duh, I was pretty much sucked in like *that*. But, I didn't read Tsubasa straight after it was released in Thailand, I was too busy obsessing over something else at that time but one of my friends was hooked on it (but never got to the end because it became too much of a mindfuck for her)
But hey, a few years later is better than never starting at all!
The plot is good with the twist and turns in it can make anyone suffer a brain freeze and want to abandon ship. I was not one of those people. Though I almost threw in the towel by around chapter 150 or so, I was so damn curious to find out what would happen in the end. Plus, help from the internet was great as well for clearing things up. All the characters back stories were a favourite for me and how they all were linked by Fei Wong (Wang?) Reed. And everyone of them were damaged in their own way. At the beginning of the journey it was more funny and fluffy towards the middle till end it went full blown angst on me after finding out the characters back stories (murdered!parents, dead!twin, clone!parents and so on so fourth...)and holy crap, violent. But hey its a "shonen" manga for boys in their teens.
It is also first and foremost a love story, what guy would go on a journey crossing dimensions to save your memories while kicking ass at the same time? oh, and also, you have no idea who this guy is, but he does it for you any ways? no, not so many guys would do that. Just Syaoran. Which now leads me to say the infamous Thai saying "Only the good men are in novels" or in his case; manga.
CLAMP is super clever in taking the two main protagonist from their other work: Cardcaptor Sakura, a favourite of mine. So, duh, I was pretty much sucked in like *that*. But, I didn't read Tsubasa straight after it was released in Thailand, I was too busy obsessing over something else at that time but one of my friends was hooked on it (but never got to the end because it became too much of a mindfuck for her)
But hey, a few years later is better than never starting at all!
The plot is good with the twist and turns in it can make anyone suffer a brain freeze and want to abandon ship. I was not one of those people. Though I almost threw in the towel by around chapter 150 or so, I was so damn curious to find out what would happen in the end. Plus, help from the internet was great as well for clearing things up. All the characters back stories were a favourite for me and how they all were linked by Fei Wong (Wang?) Reed. And everyone of them were damaged in their own way. At the beginning of the journey it was more funny and fluffy towards the middle till end it went full blown angst on me after finding out the characters back stories (murdered!parents, dead!twin, clone!parents and so on so fourth...)and holy crap, violent. But hey its a "shonen" manga for boys in their teens.
It is also first and foremost a love story, what guy would go on a journey crossing dimensions to save your memories while kicking ass at the same time? oh, and also, you have no idea who this guy is, but he does it for you any ways? no, not so many guys would do that. Just Syaoran. Which now leads me to say the infamous Thai saying "Only the good men are in novels" or in his case; manga.
August 22, 2008
[Series Length: 19 volumes / Read: volumes 1-6]
World-renowned mangaka circle CLAMP has basically phoned it in with "Tsubasa". Basically just a lame excuse to re-visit old characters from previous CLAMP titles in new settings, the story revolves around an alternate version of Syaoran (originally of "Card Captor Sakura" fame) going dimension-hopping with a magician and warrior from one random world to the next, all to recover the memories of Sakura (also an alternate version, of course). Along the way, they meet--you guessed it--alternate versions of previously-existing CLAMP characters who either hinder or help the heroes.
Really, it's this kind of aimless wandering around that bores me to death (much like Rumiko Takahashi's "Inu Yasha" series). And because of the constant dimension-hopping, it's hard to get to know any of the characters, much less care about them. And given that they're NOT REALLY the characters that long-time CLAMP fans associate them with, do they even matter very much?
What would have been much more interesting was a series in which established CLAMP characters truly get to meet and interact with each other. CLAMP has actually done a fairly good job of this in the past, intermingling characters across different series ("Tokyo Babylon" with "X"; "20 Mensou ni Onegai" with "CLAMP Gakuen Tanteidan"; "Angelic Layer" with "Chobits") but has never really thrown entire casts into a soup, with the exception of the "CLAMP In Wonderland" music videos (which I personally enjoyed).
World-renowned mangaka circle CLAMP has basically phoned it in with "Tsubasa". Basically just a lame excuse to re-visit old characters from previous CLAMP titles in new settings, the story revolves around an alternate version of Syaoran (originally of "Card Captor Sakura" fame) going dimension-hopping with a magician and warrior from one random world to the next, all to recover the memories of Sakura (also an alternate version, of course). Along the way, they meet--you guessed it--alternate versions of previously-existing CLAMP characters who either hinder or help the heroes.
Really, it's this kind of aimless wandering around that bores me to death (much like Rumiko Takahashi's "Inu Yasha" series). And because of the constant dimension-hopping, it's hard to get to know any of the characters, much less care about them. And given that they're NOT REALLY the characters that long-time CLAMP fans associate them with, do they even matter very much?
What would have been much more interesting was a series in which established CLAMP characters truly get to meet and interact with each other. CLAMP has actually done a fairly good job of this in the past, intermingling characters across different series ("Tokyo Babylon" with "X"; "20 Mensou ni Onegai" with "CLAMP Gakuen Tanteidan"; "Angelic Layer" with "Chobits") but has never really thrown entire casts into a soup, with the exception of the "CLAMP In Wonderland" music videos (which I personally enjoyed).
January 3, 2025
I *chef¡¯s kiss* love the trope of goofy bro relationships, and here we have a gallant-hearted knight, the grouchy butt-whooper, & sunshine on the run.
I actually would really like to see this in anime form, brb while I check if it exists!
I actually would really like to see this in anime form, brb while I check if it exists!
March 31, 2021
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 18, 2023
Vale, de momento se puede decir bastante poco pero, obviando el principio (que se me hizo un poco lento), esto promete ser bastante ¨¦pico. Vivan los multiversos!
December 27, 2008
This is a fantasy quest journey and most of all a love story. Childhood friends, Princess Sakura and Syaoran, the son of a famous archeologist, meet up again after seven years apart. The royal family offered Syaoran a place in their home after his father died, but he felt that, as a commoner, he couldn¡¯t. Now Syaoran has established a name for himself in the archeological field and returns to the land of Sakura¡¯s kingdom. When Sakura visits the archeological dig she touches the Tsubasa (the wings) of an ancient artifact, she loses all of her memories from the moment of her birth. Now Syaoran must travel through space and time to gather her memories back and save Sakura!
Two other space/time travelers meet Syaoran; one of his own accord, the other banished. Now the fates of the three are intertwined as they navigate alternate dimensions.
For as corny and melodramatic as the plot is, I¡¯m enjoying this one. I love the swoop-ey illustrations that lend a feeling a weightlessness to the time travel, although I have a little bit of a problem with a helpless girl character. My manga friend who has read the series assures my that as the series progresses Sakura changes and kicks butt. Alas, I usually only read the first book in a manga series...
Two other space/time travelers meet Syaoran; one of his own accord, the other banished. Now the fates of the three are intertwined as they navigate alternate dimensions.
For as corny and melodramatic as the plot is, I¡¯m enjoying this one. I love the swoop-ey illustrations that lend a feeling a weightlessness to the time travel, although I have a little bit of a problem with a helpless girl character. My manga friend who has read the series assures my that as the series progresses Sakura changes and kicks butt. Alas, I usually only read the first book in a manga series...
July 14, 2008
Sometimes authors/creators will take the characters they use in one story and then place them in a totally diff. one with a alternate universe storyline going on. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Tsubasa is one that works. Very well.
With a pretty original plot driving the series and familiar characters being developed in an alternate but convincing way, the CLAMP writers have made a manga I immediately loved.
Can't really explain why but it hit all the right parts for me: interesting characters and development, good and original take on plot, the drawing is somewhat simplistic and detailed all at the same time but classicly CLAMP (which means you can expect quality), and it left me wanting more.
March 6, 2021
This started off good but by the end wasn't as invested.
Still, it basically takes a bunch of people from different clamp universes and puts them together. They each give up something important to them to go on a adventure to safe poor Sakura who has lost her conscious thanks to touching some artifact. A weird storyline that feels bloated already but the humor is helping me enjoy it despite that and the art as always is solid. Will try out another volume or two.
Still, it basically takes a bunch of people from different clamp universes and puts them together. They each give up something important to them to go on a adventure to safe poor Sakura who has lost her conscious thanks to touching some artifact. A weird storyline that feels bloated already but the humor is helping me enjoy it despite that and the art as always is solid. Will try out another volume or two.
June 14, 2018
The story is very entertaining and the characters are well-developed and it has a good beginning.
Read
January 11, 2024i love tsubasa so much. 14-year-old me is thriving
March 29, 2024
I like the drawing style. The illustrations are nice, and that's what I like most about it. I don't like the plot, because I like the different style of story script, but I give it 4 stars. However, the characters are interesting. Each of them is a representative of their environment.
Sakura is the princess of Clow, and has a mysterious power. Syaoran is her childhood friend and leader of the archaeological dig.
Anyway, if you like fantasy, I recommend it
Sakura is the princess of Clow, and has a mysterious power. Syaoran is her childhood friend and leader of the archaeological dig.
Anyway, if you like fantasy, I recommend it
January 10, 2018
This review is for volumes 1-7.
YA fantasy manga. This is a companion/crossover series with xxxHolic. Syaoran and Sakura have been the closest of friends since they were children. Now Sakura has been attacked, and her memories scattered as feathers across the multiverse. Without her memories, she'll die. Syaoran goes to Yuuko, the Dimension Witch, for a way to save her, and is given a creature who will act as a guide through the dimensions: but Yuuko grants wishes only for a price that matches the wish, and Syaoran's price is his relationship with Sakura. Yuuko takes Sakura's memories of Syaoran, memories that no matter how many feathers Syaoran collects Sakura can never get back. The wish is still too powerful for the price, though, so Yuuko splits the price between two other travellers - strangers to each other - who also need to travel through dimensions. These are Fai, a young mage with a sweet smile and a charming sense of humour, whose motives and secrets are an apparently dark mystery, and Kurogane, a violent assassin banished from his own world.
On paper, this seris hits my narrative kinks with such pinpoint accuracy that I ought to be unconscious. The need to save a friend and amnesia that destroys or twists the relationship between two characters are tropes I love. Memory tropes in general are utterly fascinating to me, and the idea of gathering up bits of memory in discrete pieces, and reforming your worldview a bit at a time, offers absolutely fantastic opportunities for meta about the inter-relation of memory and identity, which I'm excited about watching unfold.
Despite that, this isn't nearly as good as xxxHolic so far, mostly because the characters and their interactions are not nearly as cool. Syaoran is plucky and determined and devoted and has an underprivileged background. Sakura is wide-eyed and warm and uncertain and impulsive. Their dynamic so far mostly consists of Sakura being sleepily sweet and oblivious and Syaoran being angsty and determined, which is not everything that I want from an amnesia premise. Fai and Kurogane have a wonderful dynamic, but I haven't read far enough to really see how it will develop yet. I don't love the world/s as much either. I love to see fantasy interweave with the real world, and that's what xxxHolic does, whereas Tsubasa is a parade of funky new worlds. That's fun, but none of the worlds can be as well developed as xxxHolic's Tokyo, by definition.
ETA: Now that I've finished the series, this review badly needs updating, mostly with flailing love and hilarifying angst.
YA fantasy manga. This is a companion/crossover series with xxxHolic. Syaoran and Sakura have been the closest of friends since they were children. Now Sakura has been attacked, and her memories scattered as feathers across the multiverse. Without her memories, she'll die. Syaoran goes to Yuuko, the Dimension Witch, for a way to save her, and is given a creature who will act as a guide through the dimensions: but Yuuko grants wishes only for a price that matches the wish, and Syaoran's price is his relationship with Sakura. Yuuko takes Sakura's memories of Syaoran, memories that no matter how many feathers Syaoran collects Sakura can never get back. The wish is still too powerful for the price, though, so Yuuko splits the price between two other travellers - strangers to each other - who also need to travel through dimensions. These are Fai, a young mage with a sweet smile and a charming sense of humour, whose motives and secrets are an apparently dark mystery, and Kurogane, a violent assassin banished from his own world.
On paper, this seris hits my narrative kinks with such pinpoint accuracy that I ought to be unconscious. The need to save a friend and amnesia that destroys or twists the relationship between two characters are tropes I love. Memory tropes in general are utterly fascinating to me, and the idea of gathering up bits of memory in discrete pieces, and reforming your worldview a bit at a time, offers absolutely fantastic opportunities for meta about the inter-relation of memory and identity, which I'm excited about watching unfold.
Despite that, this isn't nearly as good as xxxHolic so far, mostly because the characters and their interactions are not nearly as cool. Syaoran is plucky and determined and devoted and has an underprivileged background. Sakura is wide-eyed and warm and uncertain and impulsive. Their dynamic so far mostly consists of Sakura being sleepily sweet and oblivious and Syaoran being angsty and determined, which is not everything that I want from an amnesia premise. Fai and Kurogane have a wonderful dynamic, but I haven't read far enough to really see how it will develop yet. I don't love the world/s as much either. I love to see fantasy interweave with the real world, and that's what xxxHolic does, whereas Tsubasa is a parade of funky new worlds. That's fun, but none of the worlds can be as well developed as xxxHolic's Tokyo, by definition.
ETA: Now that I've finished the series, this review badly needs updating, mostly with flailing love and hilarifying angst.
March 27, 2022
(This is a review for the whole series.)
I started this series as a pre-teen, and the first 7 volumes or so made me think this would be a fun fantasy-adventure story with silly characters. Then things started to take a dark, edgy turn.
(mild spoilers ahead)
While the target audience for this manga is squarely YA, it was one of the formative fantasy stories I read as a younger teenager. From the beginning it had lovable characters, gorgeous art, and unique, imaginative story arcs as the main quartet hops from world to world collecting Sakura's memories in the form of feathers. Then the tone starts to shift from lighthearted to something darker. Characters get hurt, story arcs start to range from sad to tragic, and there are real stakes at play. The plot evolves into one of the most complex I've seen and each character's backstory and motivations is deftly weaved in.
CLAMP is a group of female artists, and they bring a unique understanding of how to stage drama and evoke pathos from the reader. In several of their works, CLAMP combines shounen subject matter (adventure, fighting, violence) with character relationships explored from a more feminine perspective, which, along with their art style, makes their work distinctive in the genre.
Despite the complex plot, the ending is done well and bittersweet. Re-reads of individual arcs hold up well, and overall the creativity and characters have been one of the most memorable for me -- partially, I think, because I first read this when I was in the target age group.
I started this series as a pre-teen, and the first 7 volumes or so made me think this would be a fun fantasy-adventure story with silly characters. Then things started to take a dark, edgy turn.
(mild spoilers ahead)
While the target audience for this manga is squarely YA, it was one of the formative fantasy stories I read as a younger teenager. From the beginning it had lovable characters, gorgeous art, and unique, imaginative story arcs as the main quartet hops from world to world collecting Sakura's memories in the form of feathers. Then the tone starts to shift from lighthearted to something darker. Characters get hurt, story arcs start to range from sad to tragic, and there are real stakes at play. The plot evolves into one of the most complex I've seen and each character's backstory and motivations is deftly weaved in.
CLAMP is a group of female artists, and they bring a unique understanding of how to stage drama and evoke pathos from the reader. In several of their works, CLAMP combines shounen subject matter (adventure, fighting, violence) with character relationships explored from a more feminine perspective, which, along with their art style, makes their work distinctive in the genre.
Despite the complex plot, the ending is done well and bittersweet. Re-reads of individual arcs hold up well, and overall the creativity and characters have been one of the most memorable for me -- partially, I think, because I first read this when I was in the target age group.
March 9, 2024
Saking lamanya aku nggak baca ini, aku sampai lupa soal kudan! Sebagai pecinta Card Captor Sakura, dulu aku begitu girang menyambut komik ini. Hiks. Masih inget betapa antusiasnya diriku mengoleksi belasan jilid awal serial ini. Rasanya seperti reunian dengan para tokoh CLAMP dari berbagai generasi. Dan sueneng banget karena beberapa tokoh yang nasibnya tragis di seri aslinya seperti Sorata, Arashi, dan Souma, dapat kehidupan yang jauh lebih baik di dimensi lain.
Aku penasaran. Adegan opening Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle itu bakal dibuka faktanya di volume berapa, yah?
Aku penasaran. Adegan opening Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle itu bakal dibuka faktanya di volume berapa, yah?
January 6, 2017
I've been meaning to read this for a while but never got the time to. Took my history test few hours ago and I deserve this break. Lol.
Binge reading is a thing.
Reading this, nostalgia hits like a truck. All the characters are familiar where all it take is a little recall. I don't think I mind alternate dimensions though most reviewers are disgruntled over the fact that the characters are not the same as before. I think they are at the very core the same but the situations make them different. We are after all the product of our environment.
Binge reading is a thing.
Reading this, nostalgia hits like a truck. All the characters are familiar where all it take is a little recall. I don't think I mind alternate dimensions though most reviewers are disgruntled over the fact that the characters are not the same as before. I think they are at the very core the same but the situations make them different. We are after all the product of our environment.
September 11, 2014
Fue un deleite saber que hab¨ªan hecho una historia con todos los personajes de Clamp que tanto hab¨ªamos extra?ado, m¨¢s los de X by Clamp, que los hab¨ªa extra?ado mucho y esper¨¦ tanto para verlos como Tsubaru y Seichirou Sakurazukamori. Al buen estilo de Clamp, se dice que continuar¨ªa la historia y no me canso de leerla porque es definitivamente una de las obras que m¨¢s personajes Clamp ha reunido.
September 30, 2015
I can't even say how much I love these books. For some reason I always thought that the first book was boring when I was younger; after reading it again I can't believe that I ever thought that. It's a beautiful start to a beautiful series.
May 25, 2016
Gleich mal in einem Rutsch durchgelesen xD Liebe es einfach und Kuro is der Beste xD
May 25, 2016
LADIES KICKING ASS AND MOKONA TOO
July 4, 2020
Est¨¢ es mi primera vez leyendo un manga. Anteriormente ya hab¨ªa visto el anime y por fin me atrev¨ª a conocer el final de la historia.
Y tengo que admitir que se diferencia por mucho, ahora el anime me parece que fue dirigido a un p¨²blico m¨¢s infantil porque en la historia que se va construyendo en el manga hay muchos m¨¢s detalles y note que la personalidad de Syaoran a¨²n tiene esa dulzura pero su actitud es mucho m¨¢s seria y madura al enfrentar la perdida de las plumas de la princesa.
* RESUMEN EXPRESS CON SPOILER*
- Todo comienza en el reino de Clow donde la princesa Sakura le aparecen una alas y estas se deshacen en plumas que se dispersan por varias dimensiones, causando que la princesa pierda todos sus recuerdos, Entonces Yukito el sacerdote del reino transporta mediante un portal a una Sakura inconsciente y a Syaoran su amigo de la infancia a ver a Yuuko Ichihara la bruja de las dimensiones, a la cual Syaoran le pide ayuda para recuperar las plumas.
- Yuuko tambi¨¦n es visitada por Fye D. Flowright que desea nunca jam¨¢s volver a su mundo y por Kurogane, un ninja que desea viajar a su dimensi¨®n. Los tres tienen que pagar un precio para poder viajar entre las dimensiones y tiene que ser aquello que m¨¢s valoran, Kurogane entrega su espada, Fye su tatuaje m¨¢gico que lleva en la espalda, y Syaoran los recuerdos que Sakura tiene sobre el.
- Yuuko les presenta una criatura llamada Mokona Modoki que los transporta a la rep¨²blica de Hanshin, en donde el grupo es orientado por la pareja Arashi y Sorata.
- Debido a que Mokona no va a viajar a otro mundo o dimensi¨®n hasta encontrar la pluma de Sakura. Kurogane y Fye se unen a Syaoran en la b¨²squeda de la pluma.
Y tengo que admitir que se diferencia por mucho, ahora el anime me parece que fue dirigido a un p¨²blico m¨¢s infantil porque en la historia que se va construyendo en el manga hay muchos m¨¢s detalles y note que la personalidad de Syaoran a¨²n tiene esa dulzura pero su actitud es mucho m¨¢s seria y madura al enfrentar la perdida de las plumas de la princesa.
* RESUMEN EXPRESS CON SPOILER*
- Todo comienza en el reino de Clow donde la princesa Sakura le aparecen una alas y estas se deshacen en plumas que se dispersan por varias dimensiones, causando que la princesa pierda todos sus recuerdos, Entonces Yukito el sacerdote del reino transporta mediante un portal a una Sakura inconsciente y a Syaoran su amigo de la infancia a ver a Yuuko Ichihara la bruja de las dimensiones, a la cual Syaoran le pide ayuda para recuperar las plumas.
- Yuuko tambi¨¦n es visitada por Fye D. Flowright que desea nunca jam¨¢s volver a su mundo y por Kurogane, un ninja que desea viajar a su dimensi¨®n. Los tres tienen que pagar un precio para poder viajar entre las dimensiones y tiene que ser aquello que m¨¢s valoran, Kurogane entrega su espada, Fye su tatuaje m¨¢gico que lleva en la espalda, y Syaoran los recuerdos que Sakura tiene sobre el.
- Yuuko les presenta una criatura llamada Mokona Modoki que los transporta a la rep¨²blica de Hanshin, en donde el grupo es orientado por la pareja Arashi y Sorata.
- Debido a que Mokona no va a viajar a otro mundo o dimensi¨®n hasta encontrar la pluma de Sakura. Kurogane y Fye se unen a Syaoran en la b¨²squeda de la pluma.
March 5, 2018
This starts with a bit of a bang, and picks up pace quickly. The art is traditional Clamp style, very easy to follow for the most part, and the story is interesting. I like the way Clamp is bringing in characters from their past works. I would suggest looking into the series these characters come from, and their is a convenient list in the back that says where they came from. That being said, you can enjoy it without having read those series, as the characters are completely different.
I would recommend reading XXXhOliC as well. I vaguely remember the first 6 volumes of that, from when the library believed in having the whole series.
Again, this is not necessary, but highly recommended, since that is a direct tie in to this series.
Also, make sure you have at least two or three of these on hand before starting, or you will be in agonies of suspense!
I would recommend reading XXXhOliC as well. I vaguely remember the first 6 volumes of that, from when the library believed in having the whole series.
Again, this is not necessary, but highly recommended, since that is a direct tie in to this series.
Also, make sure you have at least two or three of these on hand before starting, or you will be in agonies of suspense!
May 6, 2019
I really like characters in this manga. Shaoran and Sakura¡¯s character is most exciting for me! When she got sleep deeply, he made so sad face. I felt his love for her....I want to know what will happen at last!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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