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DRAGONFLY BATTLE

All is not well on Piffle World. The magical land's most popular sporting event - a race of lightweight aircraft called dragonflies - seems to have been rigged by one of the contestants. But winning the competition is the only way Princess Sakura and her friends can recover one of the princess's precious and powerful memory feathers. The five friends are determined to cross the finish line first, but the cheating is taking its toll - even Fai is out of the running! Can the travelers still win the race and discover who's behind the booby traps before it's too late?

184 pages, Paperback

First published October 17, 2005

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Clamp

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?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.

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Profile Image for Ray Flores.
1,571 reviews244 followers
November 24, 2020
?Por fin termina el arco del Reino Piffle! Sakura es la ¨²nica de todo el equipo que logra llegar a la meta y quien, por primera vez, reclama su propia pluma.

Durante las diferentes fases de la carrera, notamos que alguien estaba interfiriendo con los competidores de manera deliberada, y aunque al principio no supimos qui¨¦n est¨¢ detr¨¢s de todo eso, eventualmente el misterio es develado.

Ahora bien, doy gracias de que este arco por fin se termin¨® porque es uno de los que me saben m¨¢s a relleno que otra cosa. La princesa Tomoyo y Sakura se hacen amigas en este Reino, s¨ª, pero realmente no hay mucho qu¨¦ sacar de los dos vol¨²menes y medio que abarc¨® el arco, con excepci¨®n de que vemos a personajes que ya han hecho sus apariciones anteriormente.

De hecho, siendo honestos, tengo m¨¢s ganas de leer el siguiente tomo porque es uno de los arcos que m¨¢s me gusta, ya que cuenta la historia de Kurogane.

Este volumen contiene los cap¨ªtulos 83 al 90.

REVIEWS ANTERIORES:
Volumen 1 | Volumen 2 | Volumen 3 | Volumen 4 | Volumen 5 | Volumen 6 | Volumen 7 | Volumen 8 | Volumen 9 | Volumen 10 | Volumen 11
Profile Image for Chivitouille.
286 reviews13 followers
April 19, 2014

Por fin concluye esta aventura por el pa¨ªs de Piffle.
La carrera al final fue un poco obvia en cuanto quien resulta el ganador pero todo el desarrollo ha sido emocionante.
Cada uno de los protagonistas muestra un crecimiento en cuanto a sus personalidades, conforme avanzan se muestran m¨¢s confiados y seguros de comportarse como son realmente, algo que ayuda mucho es que est¨¢n juntos y se apoyan.
Como siempre las bromas que Fye le hace a Kurogane son muy geniales, pero en esta dimensi¨®n resulta ser muy divertido. En esta ocasi¨®n Kurogane resulta ser la persona m¨¢s responsable y que se preocupa por el bienestar de cada uno a pesar de que aparenta indiferencia.
A¨²n falta por conocer m¨¢s a Fye y sigo esperando por llegar al tomo donde nos expliquen un poco m¨¢s de ¨¦l.
El que resulta ser el c¨®mplice de los villanos no me tomo del todo por sorpresa porque te genera una peque?a sospecha al principio y cuando se descubre quien es, resulta evidente que no pod¨ªa ser otro m¨¢s que ¨¦l. Al parecer ser¨¢ una persona que se topar¨¢n m¨¢s adelante pero lo que les genera desconfianza es el hecho de que ahora tendr¨¢n que desconfiar un poco de todos aquellos que se vuelvan a topar y que tengan la misma cara de aquellos que conocieron antes, puesto que no sabr¨¢n quienes son diferentes y quienes ser¨¢n las mismas personas que conocieron con anterioridad, quien es amigo o quien es c¨®mplice de los malos.
Para terminar, lo que me tom¨® por sorpresa es Tomoyo, no imagine el papel que jugar¨ªa al final. A¨²n tengo mucha curiosidad por saber como es la relaci¨®n que tiene Kurogane con ella en su dimensi¨®n.
Ha sido un buen final para esta aventura en este mundo, ahora a continuar con el siguiente tomo y la pr¨®xima aventura.
Ampliamente recomendable.
Profile Image for Naomi.
445 reviews10 followers
January 17, 2016
Vamos a darle cinco estrellas por tres razones:
1. La relaci¨®n de Tomoyo y Sakura, que me hizo recordar mucho a SCC.
2. El desarrollo personal de nuestros cuatro viajeros, pero sobre todo de Kurogane que cada vez parece estar m¨¢s cerca de la verdadera fuerza
3. ?Shaoran ebrio!
Profile Image for Jenny Clark.
3,225 reviews118 followers
March 26, 2018
This volume was all about the race, with 3 chapters devoted to the after race festivities. The designs for Piffle World are adorable! This is also another one that ends right as they leave a world, which makes it a good point to take a short break from the series if you want to.
We still have all our original mysteries, but now there is another one added. Dr. Kyle is also traveling worlds???? I am very hopeful that that mystery, along with Fei Wang, Syaorians double, his missing memories and eye, Fai's whole history and Syaorians teacher will be resolved soon! Knowing Clamp, it will be the last 4 volumes before we find out!
That artwork is quite lovely, the story is interesting and the characters are great!
This arc moved a tad slow, but I still thought it was good! It can be a little repetitive; they just go from world to world and find feathers, but I don't mind it obviously! The little details in each world, meeting new people, and the mysteries in each world keep me entertained!
Profile Image for Josh лñ´½Ü.
330 reviews1 follower
April 25, 2023
I love that Sakura got her time in the spotlight, a chance to prove herself and accomplish something and feel that she's a valuable part of the team and supporting herself in getting her memories back. Also, what was was important to her is that she did it on her merits, not by anyone else's means.

Also, what the heck?! Tomoyo in this world was watching Syaoran and said "It's true. The way he pilots his machine is very much like the one I know." I have so many questions! Who is this other Syaoran that she's met? Is he originally from this world, or is he from another world? There also seems to be some fondness in the way she's saying it too. Will we find out any of this, or is it just a reminder that there are people with the same faces/souls in other worlds?
Profile Image for Harumichi Mizuki.
2,208 reviews85 followers
March 13, 2024
Nggak nyangka kalau akhirnya Sakuralah yang memenangkan Dragonfly Race. Soalnya dari awal pertandingan dia clumsy dan ada di posisi buncit terus, sih. Memenangkan Dragonfly Race adalah momen penting bagi Sakura karena selama ini dia menganggap dirinya sebagai beban bagi tim Syaoran. Dan penjahat yang sudah mengacak-acak jalannya pertandingan ternyata adalah... orang yang sama dengan yang pernah mereka temui di dimensi-dimensi sebelumnya.
Profile Image for Shaun.
392 reviews16 followers
June 28, 2012
Things in this series have taken a turn toward repetitiveness at this point. The art, as is always the case with CLAMP, is still quite impressive. But the narrative has fallen into a rut. This is somewhat disappointing given the potential this concept showed in the beginning.
Profile Image for Kayla Loewen.
107 reviews52 followers
January 12, 2016
I take back what I said about no favorites;This volume is my absolute favorite!
Profile Image for Kiruha.
150 reviews3 followers
May 14, 2017
There's still a long way left to go. Too long, perhaps.
Only half intense (if at all) volumes are turning into a trend in Tsubasa, and the first half of this one left me particularly indifferent. It's not uneventful as part of the travelling stop at the Piffle World, but it really is considering the whole series and the many possibilities the plot has to focus on. I don't blame the manga for laying out the race in so much detail, but its final here developed was not even entertaining¡ªunlike the part in the 11th volume.

The second half made up for that enough to reach a score of three stars, mostly through a little humour and a few of the usual amusing character traits (particularly Kurogane's). But I'm still waiting for the story to pick up its pauses and run!
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1,687 reviews22 followers
November 30, 2016
In this volume of Tsubasa we see the conclusion of the epic race in which Sakura and her friends have a chance to win another of her memory feathers. As predicted, Sakura wins the race, but the plot twist on who was sabotaging the race is great and the highly active artwork is wonderful. We¡¯re also treated to a proper confrontation with their rival, a mysterious character who looks extremely similar to Xxxholic¡¯s Watanuki (but with long hair and an antiquated wardrobe). Thankfully Monoka¡¯s abilities save the day, but this turning point does wonderfully to spur on the larger plot lines besides the quest to regain Sakura¡¯s memories.
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Profile Image for Mariana Arguello Galvez.
391 reviews20 followers
July 12, 2020
Capitulo 83-90
* RESUMEN EXPRESS CON SPOILER*
La carrera continua y entre los competidores quedan Sakura y Kurogane. Syaoran sali¨® de la competencia por proteger a uno de los competidores.
Finalmente Sakura gana la carrera y obtiene la pluma. Luego se revela que varios de los saboteos fueron causado por Tomoyo para favorecer a los viajeros y descubrir qui¨¦n m¨¢s iba detr¨¢s de la pluma con malas intenciones
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Profile Image for Hannah Belyea.
2,554 reviews38 followers
February 19, 2021
As the Piffle City race continues, Syaoran worries that, as dragonflies continue to break amidst the chaos of the competition, none of his friends will make it to the feather - but the truth of the fight is far stranger than any of them could have imagined! CLAMP throws fans into an intense finale to an exciting arc sure to stick with fans. Can anyone of the travelling companions make it to the feather before the interference takes them all out?
Profile Image for Adrian Santiago.
1,047 reviews17 followers
April 20, 2022
Entretenido, no muy bueno como podr¨ªa ser una historia desarrollada en novela y no tan malo como muchas veces terminan siendo los manga.

Con Yuko no s¨¦, s¨ª aparece a ratos pero siento como si no fuera la misma. Simplemente no se siente igual a la otra Yuko en xxxHolic, donde es m¨¢s buena onda. Aqu¨ª literal parece una usurera o avara solo interesada en recibir cosas. Y as¨ª no funciona en Holic.

Me gust¨® ver a cierto personaje de Sakura (uno hombre, no la Tomoyo).
Profile Image for Julieta Ochoa.
63 reviews1 follower
April 16, 2020
?Yamazaki!
Es lo que m¨¢s me gust¨® de este cap¨ªtulo.
Sin duda puede considerarse como relleno, pero la verdad es que aporta para el desarrollo de los personajes. Vemos a una Sakura m¨¢s decidida a participar en la aventura del rescate de sus plumas, adem¨¢s de que prensenciamos una vez sus incre¨ªbles poderes.
Profile Image for Michael Schmid.
Author?8 books96 followers
July 9, 2018
F¨¹r mich immer noch ein sehr schwacher Band, weil die so egtl nicht voran kommt, aber die zweite H?lfte hat mir dann doch gefallen xD Trotzdem freue ich mich jez auf endlich eine neue Welt und hftl wird es diesmal wieder besser oo
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Author?1 book13 followers
September 5, 2021
The race continues but the saboteur has yet to be found. How dangerous is this race about to get?

I like that Sakura's character development was the focus this time. I also enjoyed the revealing moment between Fai & Kurogane. It will be interesting see where that goes!
Profile Image for Yenn Mu?ozz.
319 reviews
December 27, 2023
Seguimos en el mundo Puffle y est¨¢ el momento es mi mundo favorito por todas las vibe's de Card Captor. Pero empiezo a ver un poco m¨¢s de Kurogane y es algo que me gusta ya estoy por terminar mis vol¨²menes que tengo y no se si quisiera continuar comprando los dem¨¢s.
Profile Image for Kirsten Simkiss.
851 reviews3 followers
December 28, 2018
Sakura wins the race! It's not a huge shock, honestly, but it's nice that she's actually getting to do something instead of being the damsel in distress the whole series.
Profile Image for Bell Potter.
539 reviews3 followers
November 17, 2021
(Aviso: lectura hecha en ejemplar en espa?ol, publicado en M¨¦xico por otra editorial. La presente nota se modificar¨¢ cuando se d¨¦ de alta en GR la edici¨®n correspondiente).
Profile Image for Rebecca.
2,624 reviews37 followers
January 10, 2022
Another longer storyline running between volumes. I'm concerned at how much story seems to be left and how many volumes I have in my hands! The return of a certain character also adds more intrigue.
Profile Image for VSP.
164 reviews3 followers
February 3, 2023
?En serio se acab¨®?
Le lloro a Tomoyo, best personaje ???
Profile Image for Joana Bookneeders.
779 reviews47 followers
September 1, 2023
I really liked this one. The world was super cool and we got Tomoyo in this one and she is so much like the one in Sakura¡¯s books! The nostalgia really hit. Loved it, now let¡¯s see the new world
Profile Image for Pedro ?ngel.
351 reviews6 followers
June 28, 2023
Me parece que esta mini historia de Sakura en la carrera sienta al fin un precedente en su rol en el grupo, ya no necesita que se preocupen todo el tiempo por ella, es capaz de ayudar y conseguir las plumas.

Por otro lado, aunque no he visto SCC conozco a algunos personajes y me gusta pensar que como dijo Yuuko, no importa en qu¨¦ mundo est¨¢n, el alma de las personas es la misma aunque en apariencia y en personalidad puedan llegar a cambiar.
Profile Image for Nic.
1,707 reviews75 followers
August 25, 2012
Better than 3 stars in terms of my enjoyment, but I wanted to dock it one from the score most of the Tsubasa books get from me because I felt the plot was, even for this series, pretty out there.

The whole idea of Princess Tomoyo making the feather a prize in an elaborate race (if one for which the preparations were already done, as it's an annual thing) when she already knows who needs the feather - arguably, to whom it really belongs - and why is pretty silly, but in the spirit of the series. The Princess Tomoyo-fixes-the-race bit, though, seems to me like the writers just wanted to have their cake and eat it, too: "Yes, I fixed the race. But not so you would win! Just so other people would lose! Your win was totally earned and legit! I just set up traps for people who weren't you, then indirectly warned you and had my security follow and protect you! It was all you, though!" :P

I also find Kurogane's deductions on the matter a bit silly. "Your eyes were not the eyes of a person who tells the truth"? This is his reasoning? Especially funny when we get a flashback drawing of the occasion, and her eyes look perfectly normal to me.

Still, the party scene cracks me up. And I love the mini-story at the end where it comes out that Kurogane has been picking up and reading manga - the same series, in different formats - through all the worlds they've visited, including the medievalesque fairy-tale one. Haha!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Conan Tigard.
1,134 reviews5 followers
November 17, 2015
Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE always wows me. Hey, I know that isn't correct English, but that is what it does. It makes me say, "Wow!" I absolutely loved the Dragonfly race that has been going on over the last few books. It was so nice to see Sakura finally able to participate in getting back one of her memory feathers. For a long time now, she has either been asleep or just sitting on the sidelines while Syaoran, Kurogane, and Fai do all the work.

Once again, the story and artwork by Clamp is wonderful. I have actually gotten to like the stretched-out look of the characters with their small heads. The action in the first half of the book is fast and furious and I read it at an incredible pace. I was really hoping that Sukura would win the race and was greatly pleased when she did so. Now, as for the mystery of who was sabotaging the race . . . I cannot tell you that. You will have to read the book and find out for yourself.

Overall, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: Volume 12 is another excellent addition to an already awesome series. Can it get any better? I guess I will find out when they travel to the next country in Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: Volume 13.

I rated this book a 9? out of 10.
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