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Tokyo Babylon, vol. 1-7 (All)
My journey through CLAMP manga continues!
On the surface, Tokyo Babylon is a mystery series. Protagonist Subaru Sumeragi is an onmyouji, and spends his time performing exorcisms on afflicted citizens of Tokyo. He is aided by his twin sister, Hokuto, and a veterinarian named Seishirō Sakurazuka. The series starts out as a basic monster-if-the-week story, focusing on negative aspects of today's modern society (the people who need exorcisms range from those teased at school to elderly people who feel like they're a burden to their families). As the series progresses, however, details that began as odd little quirks develop into massively important plot points. Why does Subaru always wear gloves? How come Seishirō is always hitting on him?
I'd recommend this series. It's only 7 volumes long, and CLAMP uses a lot of blank space in this series. I think that I read all 7 volumes in 3 or 4 days, and that's including college duties. I'd say it's very doable to read all 7 in one day.
Wahhhhh, such an open ending! I mean, you can totally see that Seishirō is OMG!EVIL since volume 2, possibly even the end of volume 1, I can't remember. I almost found it even more creepy that Hokuto would constantly ask Seishirō questions, like "WTF, why are you so evil?" after he would make his "OMG I'M TOTALLY EVIL" face, and he would instantly change the subject, and then they would both have a hearty chuckle, CLAMP style: HO HO HO HO!! CREEPY.
Poor Subaru, losing his innocence. Now he will be totally jaded, and deliciously full of angst!
I watched a preview for the X anime series on Netflix last night, AND IT SHOWS SEISHIRO DARING SUBARU TO KILL HIM, THE KILLER OF HIS SISTER, OMG! I totally want to read X right now and find out what happens to Subaru-kun!
The library has CLAMP series Man of Many Faces and Clamp School Defenders waiting for me. I don't think that either one of those series is particularly gripping, but once I finish them, it might be time to read X. I have a feeling that I'm going to be extremely disappointed that X is an incomplete series. Why would CLAMP do that? So cruel!
If you are going to leave spoilers in the comments, please put a warning in the subject line of your comment, or make the font color of the text white, so that the n00bs don't get it ruined!
On the surface, Tokyo Babylon is a mystery series. Protagonist Subaru Sumeragi is an onmyouji, and spends his time performing exorcisms on afflicted citizens of Tokyo. He is aided by his twin sister, Hokuto, and a veterinarian named Seishirō Sakurazuka. The series starts out as a basic monster-if-the-week story, focusing on negative aspects of today's modern society (the people who need exorcisms range from those teased at school to elderly people who feel like they're a burden to their families). As the series progresses, however, details that began as odd little quirks develop into massively important plot points. Why does Subaru always wear gloves? How come Seishirō is always hitting on him?
I'd recommend this series. It's only 7 volumes long, and CLAMP uses a lot of blank space in this series. I think that I read all 7 volumes in 3 or 4 days, and that's including college duties. I'd say it's very doable to read all 7 in one day.
Wahhhhh, such an open ending! I mean, you can totally see that Seishirō is OMG!EVIL since volume 2, possibly even the end of volume 1, I can't remember. I almost found it even more creepy that Hokuto would constantly ask Seishirō questions, like "WTF, why are you so evil?" after he would make his "OMG I'M TOTALLY EVIL" face, and he would instantly change the subject, and then they would both have a hearty chuckle, CLAMP style: HO HO HO HO!! CREEPY.
Poor Subaru, losing his innocence. Now he will be totally jaded, and deliciously full of angst!
I watched a preview for the X anime series on Netflix last night, AND IT SHOWS SEISHIRO DARING SUBARU TO KILL HIM, THE KILLER OF HIS SISTER, OMG! I totally want to read X right now and find out what happens to Subaru-kun!
The library has CLAMP series Man of Many Faces and Clamp School Defenders waiting for me. I don't think that either one of those series is particularly gripping, but once I finish them, it might be time to read X. I have a feeling that I'm going to be extremely disappointed that X is an incomplete series. Why would CLAMP do that? So cruel!
If you are going to leave spoilers in the comments, please put a warning in the subject line of your comment, or make the font color of the text white, so that the n00bs don't get it ruined!