Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Volume 1
by Clamp
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Author: ClampEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04-27
ISBN: 0345470575
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Del Rey
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Book Review: Brilliant and charming
Summary: 5 Stars
Sakura is the princess of Clow Country, which is ruled by her older brother, King Touya. Her childhood friend Syaoran is a young archeologist. Sakura is revealed to have strange powers when she has a vision of a mysterious symbol and places she has never seen. Meanwhile, Syaoran discovers the same symbol at the ruins he is excavating. When Sakura goes to the ruins to confess her love for Syaoran, she spots the symbol and recognises it. Ghostly wings appear on her back and a mysterious force begins to pull her into the walls of the ruins. Syaoran rescues her in time, but her wings are scattered across dimensions. The High Priest of Clow Country, Yukito, immediately realizes that Sakura's "wings" were the manifestation of her soul and memories; without her wings, she will die. In order to save Sakura, Syaoran must journey to retrieve Sakura's lost memories.
Yukito sends Syaoran and the unconscious Sakura to the Witch of Dimensions, Yuuko, who is one of the main characters in XXXHolic. There he meets Kurogane, a rough-mannered ninja banished from his world by Princess Tomoyo, and Fai (or Faye) D. Flowright, a magician who fled his world to avoid King Ashura, a mysterious figure frozen in crystal. Each of them must pay with what he values most in order to gain the power to cross dimensions. For Kurogane, it is his sword Ginryuu, and for Fai, it is the tattoo on his back which allows him to use his magic. (Fai later reveals that he still possesses magic, but has taken an oath that prevents him from using it without the tattoo on his back.) Syaoran, on the other hand, must pay with his relationship with Sakura: even if he is able to retrieve all the rest of her memories, she will never remember anything about him or their relationship. (This sacrifice also pays Sakura's "toll" to Yuuko.) Only when the three agree to her terms does Yuko present them with the power to cross dimensions: a pocket-sized version of Magic Knight Rayearth's Mokona. While traversing through worlds to find Sakura's feathers, the four travellers and Mokona are forced to overcome many dangers and opponents, some of whom are figures from Syaoran's past who wish to collect Sakura's feathers for their own reasons. I found this series to be highly amusing in all it's respects, and initially approached it because I had loved Sakura and Syaoran from CCS. However, these aren't exactly the same, and there are amusing little facts that you find hard to apply to the original characters- such as how, after a night of drinking, only Syaoran gets a hangover while Sakura remains cheery in the morning. Tsubasa is a whirlwind of Clamp character references that come thick and fast from all of their books that will leave you flipping back and forth upon realizing that, say, Syaoran's kudan in the second book is actually Rayearth. Hence, I think these books would lose some of their appeal if you are new to the genre or just aren't a Clamer. Longtime fans of their work will find the constant cameos and references a delightful tribute that can border on fanservice at times. Be prepared for a slight commitment though- the books are currently at 12+ volumes in Japan, but the great thing about Clamp is that they also know when to say "the end." For those looking to spot everybody from Clamp manga past, here's the compiled list up to Volume 11 of every spottable character. You might have to look hard! Also, be aware for references in the names of places and things. Enjoy hunting for them! NOTE: Certain characters appear in multiple worlds, as each world has it's own version of a character!
Clow Country
Syaoran (Syaoran Li) (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
Sakura (Sakura Kinomoto) (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
Touya (Touya Kinomoto) (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
Yukito (Yukito Tsukishiro) (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
Fujitaka (Fujitaka Kinomoto) (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
The former King (Sakura and Touya's father) (Clow Reed) (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
Kingdom of Japan/Nihon
Princess Tomoyo (Tomoyo Daidouji) (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
Souma (originally from RG Veda)
Seresu Country
Chii (originally from Chobits)
King Ashura (originally from RG Veda)
Japan (Modern Day)
Yuuko (Yuuko Ichihara) (originally from XXXHOLiC)
Watanuki (Kimihiro Watanuki) (originally from XXXHOLiC)
Maru (originally from XXXHOLiC)
Moru (originally from XXXHOLiC)
Mokona=Modoki (Mokona) (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
The white Mokona (who travels with Syaoran and the others in Tsubasa) is named Soel while the black one (who remains with Yuuko and Watanuki in XXXHOLiC) is named Larg.
Hanshin Republic
Sorata Arisugawa (originally from X/1999)
Arashi Arisugawa(Arashi Kishuu) (originally from X/1999)
Kudan(The Rune Gods - Rayearth, Selece, and Windam) (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
Shougo Asagi (originally from X/1999: The Movie)
Masayoshi Saitou (originally from CLAMP School Detectives)
Masayoshi's Kudan(Sang Yung) (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
Primera (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Koryo Country
Chun'yan (Chun Hyang) (originally from Legend of Chun Hyang)
Girl on the Magazine Cover (Ringo Seto) (originally from Angelic Layer)
Chun Hyang's mother (Wall-Mae) (originally from Legend of Chun Hyang)
The Kiishimu (Debonair) (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth the anime)
The Amen'osa (Nokoru Imonoyama, Suoh Takamura, Akira Ijyuin) (originally from CLAMP School Detectives)
Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Jade Country
Princess Emeraude (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Outo Country
Minoru's persocoms (originally from Chobits)
Blanche (originally from Angelic Layer)
Yuzuriha Nekoi (originally from X/1999)
Inuki (originally from X/1999)
Kusanagi Shiyu (originally from X/1999)
Ryuu-ou (originally from RG Veda)
Souma (originally from RG Veda)
Eri (Erii Chusounji) (originally from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders)
Kentarou (Kentarou Higashikunimaru) (originally from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders)
Takeshi (Takeshi Shukaido) (originally from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders)
Caldina (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
Oruha (originally from Clover)
Misaki Suzuhara (originally from Angelic Layer)
Ohjiro Mihara (originally from Angelic Layer)
Tamayo Kizaki (originally from Angelic Layer)
Karura-ou (originally from RG Veda)
Garuda (originally from RG Veda)
Qiang Ang (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
Sang Yung (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
Souhi (Kurogane's sword) (originally from X/1999)
Hien (Syaoran's sword) (originally from X/1999)
Utako Ohkawa (originally from Man of Many Faces)
Makoto Ohkawa (originally from Man of Many Faces)
Hinata Asahi (originally from Suki)
Shirou Asou (originally from Suki)
Vayu (originally from RG Veda)
Varna (originally from RG Veda)
Umi Ryuuzaki's parents (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
Touya (Touya Kinomoto) (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
Yukito (Yukito Tsukishiro) (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
Seishiro Sakurazuka (originally from Tokyo Babylon and X/1999)
Sumomo (originally from Chobits)
Kotoko (originally from Chobits)
Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Possible crossovers
Seiichirou Aoki (originally from X/1999)
Koutarou Kobayashi (originally from Angelic Layer)
Souhi and Hien (as girls) (originally from X/1999)
Edonisu Country
Chitose (Chitose Hibiya) (originally from Chobits)
Hatoko Kobayashi (originally from Angelic Layer)
Madoka Fujisaki (originally from Angelic Layer)
Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Sharano Country
Karen Kasumi (originally from X/1999)
Yasha-ou (originally from RG Veda)
Gigei (originally from RG Veda)
Ashura (originally from RG Veda)
Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Shurano Country
Ashura-ou (originally from RG Veda)
Yasha-ou (originally from RG Veda)
Kumara-ten (originally from RG Veda)
Piffle World
Tomoyo Daidouji (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
Tomoyo's bodyguards (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
Ryuu-ou (originally from RG Veda)
Yuzuriha Nekoi (originally from X/1999)
Nokoru Imonoyama (originally from CLAMP School Detectives)
Suoh Takamura (originally from CLAMP School Detectives)
Akira Ijyuin (originally from CLAMP School Detectives)
Shougo Asagi (originally from X/1999: The Movie)
Masayoshi Saitou (originally from Clamp Campus Detectives)
Sorata Arisugawa (originally from X/1999)
Arashi Kishuu (originally from X/1999)
Chun Hyang (originally from Legend of Chun Hyang)
Erii Chusounji (originally from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders)
Kentarou Higashikunimaru (originally from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders)
Takeshi Shukaido (originally from Duklyon: CLAMP School Defenders)
Karura-ou (originally from RG Veda)
Karen Kasumi (originally from X/1999)
Oruha (originally from Clover)
Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Ohjiro Mihara (originally from Angelic Layer)
The announcer (originally from Angelic Layer)
Tamayo Kizaki (originally from Angelic Layer)
Takashi Yamazaki (originally from Cardcaptor Sakura)
Chitose Hibiya (originally from Chobits)
Ichiro "Icchan" Mihara (originally from Angelic Layer)
Tokiko Magami (originally from X/1999)
Primera (originally from Magic Knight Rayearth)
Rekoruto Country
Miyuki (originally from Miyuki-chan in Wonderland)
Yuzuriha Nekoi (originally from X/1999)
Summary of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Volume 1
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.
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