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Rise’s JMovie Awards 2023
Hello again! It’s another addition to my JMovie Awards, that are handed out on a yearly basis and have no indication on if the film was good or…
‘Rare’ Manga, Relicensing + Reprinting, and Tokyo Babylon
I went to an in-person Kinokuniya not too long ago. Just to keep everyone in the loop, Kinokuniya is a Japanese bookstore chain, that has online and in-person…
Reader’s Corner: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Vol. 9), It Takes Two Tomorrow, Too (Vol. 1), and Laid-Back Camp (Vol. 14)
What an exciting week of reviews! We’ve got a collector’s edition of a CLAMP classic (but does it hold up); the latest volumes of two of the most…
Tokyo Babylon, BABYLON, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Laid-Back Camp, Tearmoon Empire
Tokyo Babylon 1999 – potentially the worst Japanese live action adaptation to exist
Credit for the full dusk jacket image from miyamo_7 on twitter. I’m not sure exactly how I came across the knowledge that Tokyo Babylon, had a live action…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: Magic Knight Rayearth #1
Following the publication of the 7th and last volume of Tokyo Babylon for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION will be Magic Knight Rayearth! This was, indeed, the guess of…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: Tokyo Babylon #7 cover
The cover of Tokyo Babylon #7 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition has been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / KADOKAWA Technically, it’s still one person on the…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: Tokyo Babylon #5 & #6 covers
The covers of Tokyo Babylon #5 and #6 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition have been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / KADOKAWA © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. /…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: Tokyo Babylon #3 & #4 covers
The covers of Tokyo Babylon #3 and #4 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition have been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / KADOKAWA © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. /…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: Tokyo Babylon #2 cover
The cover of Tokyo Babylon #2 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition has been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / KADOKAWA As it was previously shared by CLAMP…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: Tokyo Babylon #1 cover
The cover of Tokyo Babylon #1 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition has been announced in a press release published today by Kadokawa! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. /…
More Old-school Anime Valentines!
Another year of old-school anime Valentine cards! Yes, I’m back again this year with more cheesy puns for your Valentine needs. Save & p...
Tokyo Babylon, Trigun, BABYLON, City Hunter, Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
Why Is CLAMP Like This, Part III
12 Days of Aniblogging 2021, Day 9 Last year I pledged myself to blogging through CLAMP’s entire published corpus, and this year I finally succeeded. CLAMP’s 2000s were mostly…
Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, CLAMP School Detectives, Himawari, Kobato
Nanase Ohkawa Twitter Space – November 2, 2021
Today CLAMP member Nanase Ohkawa-sensei held a twitter space in her personal account and it Tokyo Babylon. During the space, she updated the fans about the current status…
The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 104: ReView: Twilight of the Dark Master
Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month’s episode is another sh...
Tokyo Babylon, Twilight of the Dark Master, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge, Vampire Hunter D, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Anime ABC’s, My Favorite Anime Character for Each Letter of the Alphabet
So I know a good idea when I steal one. This being one of said ideas. Of course, I kid. We give credit where it’s due; always. I…
Dororo, Ghost in the Shell, Princess Tutu, The Cat Returns, Tokyo Babylon
Tokyo Babylon CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION scheduled for summer 2022 in Japan; CLAMP release official statement
The official twitter account of Kadokawa’s Young Ace magazine announced today that the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION version of Tokyo Babylon is scheduled to be released on the Japanese…
Tokyo Babylon 2021 studio GoHands sues King Records for 450 million yen over cancelled anime
Japanese media is reporting that animation studio GoHands has filed a lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court on August 3rd against the entertainment company King Records, a Kodansha-affiliated…
Characters I Would Cosplay If I Still Sewed
I think most people who have been in the anime/manga sphere for awhile are aware of cosplay, i.e. costume play. It’s the practice of dressing up as a…
The project that didn’t amount to much – Project Scard: Praeter no Kizu
Now that my burning hatred for GoHands after nearly ruining the Tokyo Babylon 2021 adaptation is down to it’s final bits of kindling; I think I can try…
Episode 47: Our Two-Year Anniversary
No series discussion this week, but Lucy and Robin talk about recent CLAMP news (including the cancelation of the Tokyo Babylon anime), and how the podcast has changed…
TheOASG Podcast Episode 120: Well, That Sure Was a Winter Anime Season Huh
Seven Seas again in localization trouble, Tokyo Babylon 2021 getting cancelled, and Winter Anime 2021 season thoughts are discussed in this week's TheOASG Podcast.
Babylon fell before it started – On Tokyo Babylon 2021 Anime Cancellation and Re-Re-Starting
On March 29th, it was unceremoniously announced by the overall project manager for Tokyo Babylon 2021, not GoHands, that the project has more or less been scraped for…
Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! And for those who don’t celebrate, happy half-priced chocolate day eve!
Review: TOKYO BABYLON
Since we have been mercifully spared the anime adaptation of this series until the spring, now's the time to talk about one of CLAMP's most...
Episode 42: X Wrap-Up — So Many Endings
Lucy and Robin record their final X episode…at least for now.
Ranting About CLAMP
Pre-blog note: I’d like to mention here that details about various CLAMP series starting/stopping/hiatuses/title change details are not presented in the chronologically correct order in this …
Anime, Dramas, Movies and more I’m looking forward to in 2021
After the shitshow that was 2020, I’m hoping that 2021 will be less terrible. I’m not delusional thinking that COVID is suddenly gone, climate change has stopped, or…
Tokyo Babylon, BABYLON, Fruits Basket, Natsume's Book of Friends, Natsume Yuujinchou: Ishi Okoshi to Ayashiki Raihousha
Episode 40: X – The Anime (w/ Guest Alan)
Lucy and Robin are joined again by Alan to discuss the X anime. You can (and definitely should) check out Alan’s webcomic, Full Spectrum Therapy, and also follow…
On Husbandos
I’ll just jump on the bandwagon late. Something as universal as ‘Husbandos’ doesn’t really trend. It just exists, and occasionally is brought to the forefront when a truly…
Naruto, Tokyo Babylon, Toward the Terra, Toward the Terra, BABYLON
Why Is CLAMP Like This
12 Days of Aniblogging 2020, Day 6 You ever watch, read, play, or listen to something that’s so good that you’re scared of looking at the artist’s other works?…
Hand Shakers, Magic Knight Rayearth, RG Veda, Tokyo Babylon, X/1999
Episode 39: X vol. 18.5 – Lost Chapters
Lucy and Robin got their hands on the “lost chapters” that ran after volume 18, and…they’re a lot, folks!
Episode 38: X vol. 18 – Emotionless
Lucy and Robin discuss X volume 18…the last volume published before the manga went on hiatus. Karen confronts Nataku, as they must confront their own heart.
Episode 37: X vol. 17 – Something to Protect
Lucy and Robin discuss X volume 17. Yuzuriha and Arashi fend off an attack while Kamui questions some of their intel, and we’ve only got one book after…
319 – One Shot 32 – Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns
This week we’re excited to return to the “what if?” ladies with Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns! What has happened to Rinko, Kaori, and Koyuki since the ending of…
SPECIAL: Tokyo Babylon Anime Reveal
Lucy and Robin give their first, off-the-cuff reactions to the latest CLAMP news: Tokyo Babylon 2021, the Tokyo Babylon anime we’ve all…hoped for?
Episode 36: X vol. 16 – The Fall of Babylon
Lucy and Robin discuss X volume 16. When Subaru and Seishiro meet on Rainbow Bridge, the result is something fans are still reckoning with to this day.
Episode 35: X vol. 15 – The Outside World
Lucy and Robin work their way through X volume 15, where we finally learn about Kakyo’s past…and see a familiar face.
Episode 34: X vol. 14 – The Other Face
Lucy and Robin discuss X volume 14, where the systematic destruction of Tokyo continues, and we learn that someone has a side we’re not seeing…
Weebsday Q+A – 09/16/2020
It is Weebsday, my dudes! I asked my Twitter followers for a lightning round of interesting anime questions to answer on this blog, and you guys didn’t disappoint!…
Episode 33: X vol. 13 – Late
Lucy and Robin dive into volume 13 of X, as the two sides clash and some old friends are lost.
Episode 32: X vol. 12 – Wishes
Lucy and Robin dive into volume 12 of X, as a battle rages for the Sunshine 60 building.
Tokyo Babylon (1992-94) Collaboration Review
By Ashley Capes & Curtis MonroeTokyo Babylon (Tokyo Babylon: A Save Tokyo City Story) 1992-1994 Hello! Today I’m hosting a collaboration with Curtis from Iridium Eye Reviews –…
Tokyo Babylon Collab – Coming Soon!
Once more, Curtis from Iridium Eye Reviews and I have teamed up to review an anime with the word ‘Tokyo’ in the title :D Tomorrow (or the next…
Episode 29: X vol. 9 – Hiding
We return to the X manga with volume 9…in the aftermath of Kamui’s decision, he is left processing death and betrayal, turning inward to run from this horrible…
Angelic Layer (with Aisha Soleil and Asher Sofman) [Shonen Exception #2]
Covers all five volumes of Angelic Layer by CLAMP.What if battle shonen, but for GIRLS? That's the premise of Angelic Layer, where young girls get to fight with…
Chobits, Fruits Basket, Magic Knight Rayearth, Tokyo Babylon, BABYLON
Episode 27: X vol. 8 – Reunion
Lucy and Robin dive into X, volume 8. Things finally come to a head, and a decision has to be made…plus we get an unexpected visit from some…
Basara Pt. 2 (with Caitlin)
Covers volumes 10–18 of Basara by Yumi Tamura (the middle third of the series).The middle third of Basara contains some wacky stuff, like a baby who's not really…
Tokyo Babylon (with Asher Sofman)
Covers all of Tokyo Babylon by CLAMP In an alternate Tokyo, Subaru, Seishiro, and Hokuto have otherworldly adventures in this prequel to CLAMP’s unfinished series, X. In a poll…
Wish (with Asher Sofman)
Covers all of Wish by CLAMPI can be your angle or yuor devil. Shojo and Tell host Ashley and journey-through-all-of-CLAMP pal Asher Sofman go on a bizarre adventure…
Tokyo Babylon Manga Review
This is a review and will not explore the central points of the plot in detail. While I’ve been a long-time fan of CLAMPs work -particularly RG Veda…
