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 about which CLAMP series we should cover next, Tokyo Babylon came out victorious. We’re here to give the people what they want, so on this episode, Shojo & Tell host Ashley and her journey-through-all-of-CLAMP buddy Asher Sofman answer many listener questions, like: Does Seishiro love Subaru? Why is Hokuto so great? What’s the true nature of evil? What were our favorite cases? This is a heavy episode to go with a heavy manga. Watch out for the turn about 30 minutes in. You’ve been warned. REFERENCES Unfortunately it’s a bit difficult to find new copies of Tokyo Babylon. The manga has been previously licensed by Tokyopop and presumably is currently still licensed by Dark Horse, though the manga is out of stock most places as of this posting. Other CLAMP works mentioned: X, Magic Knight Rayearth, Cardcaptor Sakura, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Chobits Other manga mentioned: Count Cain “The Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates in The Atlantic Starter article into the Barbara Jean Horn case “She Will Be Loved” by Maroon 5 Outro song: “Smile Its Me!” by Danosongs CONTACT US Asher on Archive of Our Own: dashery Shojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram Ashley on Twitter: @AshMcD00 Next episode will be about Phantom Thief Jeanne by Arina Tanemura.
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