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[Interview] CLAMP in Wonderland – CLAMP
In 2007 a special DVD containing the videos of CLAMP in Wonderland 1 & 2 was released. A booklet like a small bible was included. Inside you can…
[Interview] CLAMP in Wonderland 2 – CLAMP
In the booklet of this special DVD, there are interviews about CLAMP in Wonderland 1&2. This one is an interview with CLAMP about CLAMP in Wonderland 2!! These…
CLAMP Timeline
Lucy made this timeline to help keep us on track, and we wanted to share it here, in case it can help others!
CLAMP Day 2021
Hello everyone, and Happy CLAMP Day! Mmmm…Spring is in the air and I really should be more produ Eh…forget it…it’s raining…and the plague is still around. Let’s …
CLAMP Exhibition: first details
As previously announced, a CLAMP art exhibition will be held at the National Art Center in Roppongi, Tokyo, from July 3rd until September 23rd of 2024. It will…
[Interview] Comickers – CLAMP interview
After Rayearth was finished, this interview took place. It has 52 questions to CLAMP! Here they talk about memories of their school days, how they work, and curious…
When Clamp Gets Creepy!
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60 CLAMP interviews milestone
Hello! Thank you for your continuous support towards this website. For those of you who don’t follow me on my social networks, I just wanted to let you…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: new versions of CLAMP works with new cover art
CLAMP works published by Kodansha and Kadokawa will get new versions and released under a series entitled CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION. All books will feature a new cover illustration…
What’s your favorite CLAMP series?
What do you know about CLAMP? What’s your favorite title? Manga or anime? Are you still a fan if you grew up with it?
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
[Interview] CLAMP in Wonderland 2 – Masao Maruyama (CLAMP in Wonderland 1&2 Planner)
Masao Maruyama the planner for CLAMP in Wonderland 1&2 whose philosophy was “Make it the way CLAMP-san wants to do it”.
[Interview] CLAMP in Wonderland – Morio Asaka
Morio Asaka is known for being the director of the TV anime & movies of Cardcaptor Sakura (Clear Card included). His first time working with CLAMP was for the video…
Kobato. – A Lesser-Known Clamp Classic
Kobato. is one of Clamp's less popular manga but why is that? I read it so I can tell you what I thought!
[Interview] CLAMP in Wonderland – Kumiko Takahashi
Kumiko Takahashi was the Animation Director and the Character Designer for CLAMP in Wonderland. What challenges did she have to overcome in adapting CLAMP’s works?
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: XXXHOLiC #19 cover
The cover of XXXHOLiC #19 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition has been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 It will be released on May 6 and…
CLAMP-NET.COM launches its new version
After nearly 10 years, CLAMP’s official website CLAMP-NET.COM has a refreshing new look. The new website follows much of the same structure of its previous version, there isn’t…
CLAMP x Onmyoji collaboration details announced!
This collaboration was originally announced in May of 2021 but only now, more than a year later, we finally have more details about it. CLAMP have drawn this…
[Interview] Scenario Collection # 2 – CLAMP Talk
This time CLAMP talks about the second season of the anime and what would be their next project, the Rayearth OVA.
The Art of Adaptation with CLAMP
Anime adaptation is an art all on its own. No matter how great the manga, the anime won't necessarily follow. So what does it take to make a…
Gate 7 (Volume 1) by CLAMP
The great manga collection clean-up continues! As I continue to sort though the random manga I’ve collected over the years, we come to Gate 7 , which I…
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…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: XXXHOLiC #9 & #10 covers
The covers of XXXHOLiC #9 and #10 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition have been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 They will be released on December…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: Chobits vol. 3 cover
The cover of volume 3 of the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition of Chobits has been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 It’s Shimizu Takako-sensei! She looks so great…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: Chobits vol. 2 cover
The cover of volume 2 of the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition of Chobits has been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 So we have Sumomo and Kotoko, which answers…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: XXXHOLiC #15 & #16 covers
The covers of XXXHOLiC #15 and #16 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition have been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社…
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. /…
[Interview] Puff magazine (January 1997) – CLAMP interview
After the completion of RG Veda and Rayearth, CLAMP was working on several projects such as Rayearth OVA and the X Character Files. What else was CLAMP aiming…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: XXXHOLiC #1 & #2 covers
The covers of XXXHOLiC #1 and #2 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition have been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 They will be released on August…
Spotting the Rare Manga of Clamp Island!
I was recently reading a blog post on Drunken Anime Blog.com and Irina mentioned the lesser known manga by Clamp called Kobato. It had been so long since…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: XXXHOLiC #5 & #6 covers
The covers of XXXHOLiC #5 and #6 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition have been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 They will be released on October…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: Chobits vol. 1 cover
The cover of volume 1 of the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition of Chobits has been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 Following the all-black X covers, I do believe…
Why Is CLAMP Like This, Part II
12 Days of Aniblogging 2020, Day 7 We’re back! Like yesterday’s post, I’ll be providing my thoughts on each Clamp series I read this year, for better or for…
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: XXXHOLiC #7 & #8 covers
The covers of XXXHOLiC #7 and #8 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition have been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 They will be released on November…
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 #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…
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
Episode 13: CLAMP School Detectives – Chivalry & Splendor
With a school this spectacular, any unhappiness is a horrible crime, and the Clamp School Detectives are here to save the day! Lucy and Robin dig into the…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: XXXHOLiC #13 & #14 covers
The covers of XXXHOLiC #13 and #14 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition have been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: XXXHOLiC #3 & #4 covers
The covers of XXXHOLiC #3 and #4 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition have been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 They will be released on September…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: XXXHOLiC #17 & #18 covers
The covers of XXXHOLiC #17 and #18 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition have been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社…
Why Is CLAMP Like This, Part IV
12 Days of Aniblogging 2021, Day 10 Yet again I am here to review each CLAMP manga in chronological order. We've finally reached the 2010s, and yet again I…
Hello Kitty (Sanrio) x CLAMP collaboration announced
In celebration of Sanrio’s Hello Kitty 50th Anniversary, a collaboration with CLAMP has been announced! CLAMP will provide an original design for Hello Kitty that will be announced…
Wish Deep Dive | CLAMP Reread Series [Video]
CLAMP’s shoujo “Wish” marks the turning point in their trajectory: moving away from the dark and tragic themes to the…
[Interview] Newtype magazine (November 1994) – CLAMP interview
This is the earliest interview I have found of CLAMP talking about Rayearth. In this interview, you’ll find interesting information about the creation of Rayearth and how CLAMP…
CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION: XXXHOLiC #11 & #12 covers
The covers of XXXHOLiC #11 and #12 for the CLAMP PREMIUM COLLECTION edition have been announced! © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 © CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社…
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 x Netflix: “Grimm” anime series project announced
Almost a year and a half after the CLAMP x Netflix collaboration announcement, we finally have more information about it! CLAMP and Netflix have teamed up to launch…
Episode 12: Duklyon CLAMP School Defenders – Fight On!
Get ready for one of CLAMP’s most exciting, most heroic, most high-energy teams: Duklyon! Lucy and Robin take a look at one of Clamp’s lesser-known series, in this…